Kente Arts Alliance
To Present:
Roy Ayers
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Saturday April 28, 2012
At 8 PM
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Event Location:
New Hazlett Theatre
6 Allegheny Square East
(North Side) 15212
Kente Arts Alliance to present Roy Ayers
Saturday April 28, 2012 at 8 PM at the New Hazlett Theatre
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Roy Ayers
Vibraphonist/vocalist Roy Ayers is among the best-known, most-loved and respected jazz/R&B artists on the music-scene today. Now in his fourth decade in the music business, Ayers, known as the Godfather of Neo-soul, continues to bridge the gap between generations of music lovers.
In the ’60s he was an award-winning jazz vibraphonist, and transformed into a popular R&B bandleader in the ’70s/’80s. Today, the dynamic music man is an iconic figure still in great demand and whose music has been sampled by music industry heavyweights, including Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, 50 Cent, A Tribe Called Quest, Tupac, and Ice Cube.
Ayers recently recorded with hip-hop artist Talib Kweli (produced by Kanye West) and jazz/R&B singer Will Downing. Many of Ayers’ songs including “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,”, “Searchin”, “Running Away” have been frequently sampled and remixed by DJ’s worldwide.
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$10 in advance, $15 at the door.
| Dwyer Cultural Center 258 St. Nicholas Ave. New York, NY 10027 |
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980 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3736 412.258.2700 |
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