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FILE - Roy Ayers performs at the 2Pac 40th Birthday Concert Celebration on Thursday, June 16, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, File)

Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84

By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press

Jazz musician Roy Ayers, looks on during his workshop with young music artist at Funda Centre in Soweto, South Africa, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. Ayers, who is in South Africa for a jazz festival, radiated enthusiasm on Friday as he urged a couple of dozen people at an arts center to &quot;vibe on&quot; role models even if they don't always meet expectations. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Roy Ayers tells Soweto youths: Get serious and get inspired

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press