Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 27

Roy Ayers, Vibraphonist Who Injected Soul Into Jazz, Dies at 84

He helped introduce a funkier strain of the music in the 1970s. He also had an impact on hip-hop: His “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has been sampled nearly 200 times.

By Andrey Henkin

Art Ceramics and Pottery Deaths (Obituaries) Hamilton, Juan (1945-2025) O'Keeffe, Georgia Santa Fe (NM) Stieglitz, Alfred

Juan Hamilton, Georgia O’Keeffe’s Companion and Contested Heir, Dies at 79

As a young potter, he turned up on the doorstep of an octogenarian master of modern painting. They grew so close it became a scandal.

By Alex Traub

Deaths (Obituaries) Fight the Power (Song) Isley Brothers Isley-Jasper-Isley Jasper, Chris (1951-2025) Pop and Rock Music Rhythm and Blues (Music) That Lady (Song)

Chris Jasper, Who Helped Revitalize the Isley Brothers, Dies at 73

A classically trained pianist turned songwriter, he was a cornerstone of the soul group’s sound during its fertile second act in the 1970s.

By Alex Williams

Carter, Rubin Deaths (Obituaries) False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments Five Families (Book) Kojak (TV Program) New York Times News and News Media Organized Crime Raab, Selwyn

Selwyn Raab, Tenacious Reporter Who Covered the Mob, Dies at 90

At The Times and elsewhere, he wrote about wrongful convictions, fake methadone clinics and the five powerful Mafia families in New York.

By Clyde Haberman