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The artist was instrumental in the rise of jazz-funk and acid jazz and a major influence on hip hop and R&B The post Roy Ayers, Legendary Jazz Vibraphonist Behind ‘Everybody Loves the Sunshine,’ Dies at 84 appeared first on TheWrap.

Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist, composer and producer known for hit songs like “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died at 84, according to his family.

The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.

Producers of the Broadway musical “Hamilton” are canceling plans to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington next year, pointing to President Trump’s “takeover” of the Washington, D.C., institut…

Sesame Street’s parent company Sesame Workshop to lay off staff

NEW YORK (AP) — The megahit Broadway musical “Hamilton” is pulling out of plans to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., next year…

The Disney+ show’s two-episode premiere includes a shocking event and an introduction to White Tiger, a Latino vigilante turned criminal played by the late actor Kamar de los Reyes.

‘Hamilton’ producer Jeffrey Seller has canceled the musical’s return to the Kennedy Center amid President Trump’s takeover of the historic venue.

Producer Jeffrey Seller said the show could not participate in the “new culture” of the institution.