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The vibraphone: 37 cold metal bars sitting on top of aluminum resonators. Not the ideal vehicle for artistic creativity. Yet that is the very thing about the instrument which amazes me — how, ...
Drawing the Target Around the Arrow, released under her initials, ... Some melodies on the album emerge more resolute than others— “Singalong” repeats, in vibraphone-like staccato, ...
Call it a percussionist's answer to Flight of the Bumblebee — with a twist. "Filigree," by composer Robert Honstein, is a rapid-fire workout for solo vibraphone. The instrument's bars, however ...
In this context, the rhythmic versatility and ringing tones of the vibraphone have become essential; it’s an instrument that can blend the sonorities and shifting functions within a band. Ms ...
Perhaps the most famous Minecraft Song on two of my favourite instruments: Marimba and Vibraphone. I hope you enjoy this wonderful piece, “Sweden” composed by C418.
One of my favorite themes from The Lord of The Rings Movies :) I love the Lord of the Rings and the Music by Howard Shore is amazing! Hope you enjoy this wonderful music on the vibraphone!
Bobby Hutcherson, a vibraphonist whose far-reaching, harmonically daring recordings in the 1960s made him one of the most influential jazz musicians on his instrument, died Aug. 15 at his home in ...
Dave Pike, a bebop-style jazz musician who pioneered the amplified vibraphone, died Saturday in Del Mar. He was 77. A smoker since his teens, Pike had emphysema, said his wife, Brooke Eisenberg-Pike.
Damon Choice plays his vibraphone at his home, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Houston. Choice is a Houston native and one of the best-known vibraphonists in jazz. ( Michael Paulsen / Houston Chronicle ) ...
The "Marble Machine" is a musical instrument by way of a Rube Goldberg contraption, the love child of a barrel organ, a kick drum, a vibraphone and a bass — all powered by hand-cranked gears and ...
The consummate bridesmaid of jazz instruments, the vibraphone has a sound like no other, but is often relegated to the status of expendable luxury. “Everybody’s heard it,” Sherman said.