Damon Choice's hands sweep elegantly over the surface of his vibraphone, his mallets moving with blurred beauty. The instrument produces an unearthly - he calls it "spiritual" - sound that floats with ...

Are the vibes good? These tracks by Milt Jackson, Lionel Hampton, Roy Ayers and others, chosen by 12 musicians and writers, should convince you. By Giovanni Russonello We’re living in the era of ...

Here's a rare treat: a solo performance from six-time Grammy-winning vibraphonist Gary Burton. In his 50-year recording career, Burton has recorded in many different group configurations and made duo ...

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Red Norvo was one of jazz's early vibraphonists. He helped establish the xylophone and later the vibraphone as viable jazz instruments. Norvo was born Kenneth Norville in Beardstown, Illinois. The ...

Dave Pike was born in Detroit, MI in 1938, he started off as a drummer and later learned marimba and vibraphone. Pike's family moved to Los Angeles in 1954, he played backing for artists such as ...

The vibraphone - or vibes - has largely fallen out of favour among jazz musicians, partly because it is large and difficult to move around and because its sound can be imitated, up to a point, by ...

Bobby Hutcherson, a vibraphonist whose improvising and composition helped to define modernity for jazz as a whole, has died. He had long struggled with emphysema. He was 75. As a mallet percussionist, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This vibraphone, used by Lionel ...