Roy Ayers - Full Concert | Live at North Sea Jazz Festival 2011

ROY AYERS/PETE ROCK AND THE ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT
SATURDAY 09 JULY 2011 • CONGO • Ahoy Hall, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American vibraphonist, record producer and composer.Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk. He is a key figure in the acid jazz movement, and has been described as "The Godfather of Neo Soul". He is best known for his compositions "Everybody Loves the Sunshine", "Lifeline", and "No Stranger To Love" and other that charted in the 1970s. At one time, he was said to have more sampled hits by rappers than any other artist.

LINEUP
Roy Ayers (vocals, vibraphone); Pete Rock, John Pressley (vocals); Raeford Gaskins (saxophone); Robert Glasper (piano); Derrick Hodge (bass); Chris Dave (drums); Casey Benjamin (vocoder).

ABOUT
You might think that talented pianist Robert Glasper can only play jazz as he did on his Blue Note albums like Canvas (2005) and Double-Booked (2009). But Glasper is equally at home in the jazz world as in hip hop circles. "I'm in both worlds as deep as you can get in them, at the same time," he himself says. And he likes to explore and experiment, as proven by his activities with hip hop producer Pete Rock. Glasper has a simple explanation: "We have to delve through much more music than legends like Coltrane and Miles Davis. There is a lot more information today." This time he will be presenting a tribute to Roy Ayers. Vibraphone player Ayers (1940) is a soul and R&B legend who, after a career in jazz, shifted to funk, R&B and even disco. A guest who can experience his own tribute. Pete Rock is also featured as a rapper.

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