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Master of Jazz Fusion Roy Ayers Dies at 84

JAZZ LEGEND

The jazz-meets-funk musician inspired Pharrell Williams, Dr. Dre, and Kanye West.

Conrad Quilty-Harper
Conrad Quilty-Harper 

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Roy Ayers
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Conrad Quilty-Harper

Conrad Quilty-Harper

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