Roy Ayers(1940-2025)

Composer
Actor
Music Department

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Roy Ayers was born on 12 September 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Ant-Man (2015), Ant-Man et la Guêpe (2018) and Jackie Brown (1997). He was married to Argerie Julia Johnson-Ayers. He died on 4 March 2025 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Known for

Michael Douglas, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Corey Stoll, and Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man (2015)

7.2

Movie

Soundtrack("Escape")

2015

Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Walton Goggins, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Hannah John-Kamen in Ant-Man et la Guêpe (2018)

Ant-Man et la Guêpe

7.0

Movie

Soundtrack("Escape")

2018

Pam Grier in Jackie Brown (1997)

7.5

Movie

Soundtrack("Exotic Dance" (1973), "Aragon" (1973), "Vittrone's Theme - King Is Dead" (1973), "Escape" (1973), "Brawling Broads" (1973) (uncredited))

1997

Summer of Sam (1999)

6.7

Movie

Soundtrack("Running Away")

1999

Credits

Composer

Roy Ayers at the Bayfront Jazz Fest
TV Special
- Composer
- 2021
Roy Ayers at New Morning 2004
Video
- Composer
- 2004
Children of Africa
6.7
TV Special
- Composer
- 1993
A Tribe Called Quest: Bonita Applebum
6.1
Music Video
- Composer
- 1990
Coffy, la panthère noire de Harlem
6.8
- Composer
- 1973

Actor

Music Department

Personal details

Official sites
- AllMusic
- Discogs
Alternative name
- Roy Ayres
Born
- September 12, 1940
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
- March 4, 2025
- New York City, New York, USA(long illness)
Spouse
- Argerie Julia Johnson-Ayers1973 - March 4, 2025 (his death, 3 children)

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Considered the father of modern acid jazz.

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