Roy Ayers, the jazz and R&B musician known as the "godfather of neo-soul" music, has died following a "long illness." He was 84. The news was shared Wednesday night to Ayers' social media accounts ...

“His sound mixed with cosmic soul-jazz is really what created artists like Erykah Badu and Jill Scott. It was just that groove. “That’s not to say people around then weren’t making music ...

His “King of Neo Soul” title came from singer-songwriter Erykah Badu, one of the artists who partnered with him on his 2004 record, “Mahogany Vibe.” “I wrote the song because I felt it ...

Founded by Jazzie B and featuring a changing roster of other musicians - notably Nellee Hooper, Simon Law, Phillip 'Daddae' Harvey and Caron Wheeler - Soul II Soul's experiments in music-making of ...