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, are ...

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 ...

I’m Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz. The role of the vibraphone is unique in jazz, blending rhythm, melody, and ...

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Bopstacle Course; Midnight Sun; Django; Herzog; Sad Eyes; Captain Señor Mouse; Vibrations; Spring High; Saturn's Child; I See You Baby, Looking At Me; Midnight Sun ...

Corey Mwamba delves into the many colours of an under-appreciated instrument: the vibraphone. In the first episode of a new three-part series, Corey explores different ways in which the vibraphone has ...

Vibraphone players are something of a rare breed in jazz music, sometimes a happy accident, Mark Sherman being one of them. Serendipity is known to take its time, so perhaps it is no surprise that ...

If you like robots or music even a little bit, you should really just go ahead and watch this video of Marv, a robotic vibraphone, playing “Flight of the Bumblebee” faster than any human ever has or ...

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, ...

Ep. 2/3 - Hit It! In the second episode of this three-part series, vibes player Corey Mwamba delves into the many colours of an underappreciated instrument. The vibraphone is a tuned percussion ...