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Actual Proof
A REVIEW OF OUR DEBUT CD, "PARADIGM SHIFT""Actual Proof, a quartet based in Charlotte, North Carolina, consists of vibraphonist Eric Mullis, keyboardist Silas Aldridge, electric bassist Phillip W. Berkley III. and...
Adam Pfannenstiel
Percussionist, vibraphonist, composer, arranger, and jazz pianist Adam Pfannenstiel is quickly making a name for himself throughout the Philadelphia area. Born and raised in Southampton, Pennsylvania, Pfannenstiel began studying jazz...
Alexandru Anastasiu
Music means nothing without the rythm, and this is something Alexandru Anastasiu has learned in his early childhood years, when he began studying piano. Later on he turned to percussion, series of instruments which in time have become a...Alexei Tsiganov
Alexei Tsiganov was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, into a family of artists, with his father a renowned sculptor, mother, a music teacher, and his older brother, a pianist. Music became Alexei's natural choice. He started...Arnold Faber
A twenty-five year veteran of the Canadian jazz scene, Arnold has a lot of CBC Radio work under his belt on Morningside and Jazz Beat, playing with Don Thompson and Terry Clarke. He has performed at most major Canadian jazz festivals with...Arturo Serra
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Behn Gillece
“Gillece is a skillful creator of tunes, harkening back to the original hard bop days and beyond, without sounding like mere imitations of that era's classics.” Bruce Lindsay, All About Jazz Vibraphonist Behn Gillece...
Ben Adams
Ben Adams has natural talent and a rare incisiveness that has enabled him to create a sublime sound on the vibraphone. He produces tones and rhythms on his instrument that range between such distinctive features as delicate sensitivity...Ben Thomas (US)
Dr. Ben Thomas is one of the most in-demand vibists in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to leading jazz and tango ensembles, he performs as a sideman on mallets, percussion and bandoneon with a wide variety of groups, including...Bill Ware
Bill Ware III born William Anthony Ware III (East Orange, New Jersey) is an jazz vibraphonist. Ware played bass and piano early in his career, playing at the Harlem Jazzmobile. After spending several years playing Latin jazz, he formed...Bob DeSena
Bob DeSena was born in Northern California the Spring of 1958; born not only to his parents, but born - literally and figuratively - into the world of Latin Jazz. At a young age he learned to play the drums and guitar, and as he grew up in...
Bobby Hutcherson
Early Years Bobby Hutcherson was born in Los Angeles, California on 27 January 1941. He grew up in Pasdena. Hutcherson was exposed to jazz from an early age, and his family had some connections to the local jazz scene. (His brother...Bobby Naughton
Bobby Naughton is self-taught as a performer and composer. After playing piano in rock-and-roll groups he took up the vibraphone in 1966, and in the late 1960s played with Perry Robinson, Sheila Jordan, and others. He continued to work...
Brian O'Neill
While I'm a percussionist these days, I originally studied classical piano. I put in a good 11 years, all the way through through high school. I also sung for many years in the world-famous Phoenix Boys Choir. At age 13, I started playing...
Bryan Carrott
Jazz vibraphonist, mallet percussionist, and pianist, Bryan Carrott has toured and/or recorded with David "Fathead" Newman, Ralph Peterson, Henry Threadgil, Muhal Richard Abrams, Sam Rivers, Don Byron, Dave Douglas, Charlie Hunter, Bob...
Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader crafted one the sleekest and most distinctive sounds in Latin jazz. His cool, shimmering, jazz vibes, gliding fluidly atop fiery, hot Afro-Cuban rhythms, made for a sonic signature that helped introduce the genre into...Cecilia Smith
Short Bio - Cecilia Smith Cecilia Smith is currently one of the leading vibraphonists of Four Mallet Technique. She has toured nationally and internationally. She has recorded and performed with several renown artists including: Gary...
Chase Jackson
Currently attending the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in the Jazz Studies Department, Chase Jackson has been performing music since age nine when he began playing vibraphone. Born in Oakland California in 1991, Jackson attended Berkeley...Chie Suzuki
Chie Suzuki: Mallet Keyboard player (Marimba/Vibraphone/Mallet KAT), Arranger CHIE SUZUKI, originally from Japan, studied at Nagoya College of Music in Aichi, Japan. She worked extensively doing live performances before moving to the...
Chris Dingman
Chris Dingman (b. La Jolla, CA, 1980) is a vibraphonist, composer, and percussionist who has worked across a broad spectrum of musical styles and in a wide variety of professional settings. Chris has performed nationally and...
Christian Tamburr
Christian Tamburr is a multi-instrumentalist, accomplished on the piano and trapset as well as world and orchestral percussion. However, his true talent is exhibited on his instrument of choice, the vibraphone. Confirmed in May of 2001...
Chuck Redd
Chuck Redd is a seasoned performer on both drums and vibraphone. He is currently the 2004-2005 Artist-In-Residence at The Smithsonian Jazz Café in Washington,DC. Chuck began performing internationally when he joined the Charlie Byrd Trio...
Corey Mwamba
Corey Mwamba creates music using vibraphone, dulcimer, electronics and small instruments. His music contains elements of jazz, folk from different countries, and electronica. Born in Derby and a former chemist and librarian, Corey is...
Coz Sincere
Alumni of Berklee College of Music. Gigging in and around Los Angeles area with own combo as well as free lancing as a sideman. Also plays marimba and keyboards, composes and arranges.Dan McCarthy
Dan McCarthy was born in Toronto, Ontario, in August of 1980. After college, Dan stepped on to the Toronto jazz scene full time, having already become a veteran playing at some of Canada's top venues. In August 2004, Dan made the move to...
Dave Pike
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 Dexter Gordon, Harold Land, Carl Perkins,...Dave Robinson
A percussionist from the age of 12, Dave has moved through pop, rock, classical and a host of theatre pits across the north of England. He worked with legendary Boogie-Woogie Pianist Bob Hall and made several jazz recordings with groups...
Dave Samuels
With his distinct musical personality, Dave Samuels has established himself as the top mallet player of his generation. He is recognized for his fresh new sound and creative approach to both the vibraphone and marimba. Dave has...
Dave Shank
Dave's career began in Las Vegas. After serving in the Armed Forces, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theory and Composition at the University of Nevada. He apprenticed playing headline acts on the Las Vegas Strip and performed...Don Moors
Mallet percussionist DON MOORS began his career as a drummer in the Boston area. In 1961 he moved to New York as a vibraphonist and came under the influence of RANDY WESTON, the renowned pianist and composer. This tenure with...
Ed Saindon
Coming from the “four mallet school,” Ed Saindon has developed and continues to refine a pianistic approach to mallet playing which involves a consistent utilization of all four mallets along with a variety of dampening techniques....
Eldad Tarmu
American vibraphonist of Israeli origin Eldad Tarmu is currently activating in the New York area, after teaching four years as a professor of Jazz Studies at Tibiscus University in Timisoara, Romania. He holds a Masters Degree in...
Elissa Goodrich
Elissa is a percussionist (vibraphone & marimba), composer and sound designer. Elissa began her training in classical percussion, but was soon drawn to improvisation and jazz as well, as a way of communicating with other musicians and...Eric Nemeyer
Eric Nemeyer - jazz artist, BMI composer, and publisher. Nemeyer is an accomplished performer on vibraphone and marimba (as well as drums and piano) and has appeared or recorded with influential jazz artists including Jon Faddis, Sonny...Erik Charlston
Jazz vibraphonist Erik Charlston, a native of Chicago, has a diverse career centered in New York, where he currently leads his JazzBrasil sextet. Charlston has also performed and recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Fred Hersch, Steve Coleman,...
Gary Burton
Born in 1943 and raised in Indiana, Gary Burton taught himself to play the vibraphone and, at the age of 17, made his recording debut in Nashville, Tennessee, with guitarists Hank Garland and Chet Atkins. Two years later, Burton left...
Gary McFarland
Gary McFarland was one of the more significant contributors to orchestral jazz during the 1960s. He had an unfortunately short career. But he was surprisingly productive in the brief decade he was captured on record (1960-70). An...
George Weldon
Today George Weldon appears in the Philadelphia Suburbs with his trio featuring Joshua Stauffer (guitar), Antti Virtaranta (bass) and George Weldon (vibraphone). The Trio performs at Scoogi's Classic Italian Restaurant in the Fall and...Greg Harris
The Greg Harris Vibe Quintet: Fresh from releasing PROSPECTOR "Memory of Pilots" featuring Ron Miles, and "World Citizen" with African master xylophonist Aaron Bebe, Colorado’s Vibraphonist Greg Harris releases a Quintet album titled...
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Ivelin Drumev
Ivelin Drumev was born in Bourgas on 5 august 1983. He began with piano lessons at age of 6. 15 years old he started playing percussion instruments in Music School - ,,Pancho Vladigerov" Bourgas.Couple of years use to play accordeon, sing...James Westfall
Born in Houston, Texas, Westfall began his musical journey taking up the violin at age 6. At 14 and after several years studying classical piano and percussion, his grandfather restored an old vibraphone as a present to his grandson. It...
Jason Adasiewicz
Vibraphonist, drummer, and composer. He is an integral member of Chicago’s jazz and improvised music scene, bringing his aggressive yet lyrical style to over 10 working Chicago groups, including Rob Mazurek’s Starlicker and...
Jay Hoggard
Jay Hoggard - Vibraphonist / Composer Vibraphonist Jay Hoggard’s music has touched the hearts and souls of listeners around the world for thirty years. Noted journalist Owen McNally wrote "Jay Hoggard's artistry has a universal quality,...Jean Vanasse
Jean Vanasse started his musical study at CEGEP of Drummondville in 1971 then he entered the Quebec music Conservatory in 72 and swichted to Montreal Conservatory in 73 where he studied till 75 with Maestro Louis Charbonneau and Guy...Jenna Nelson
I am a percussionist/teacher in Southern Maine.
Jerry Tachoir
Contemporary jazz recording artist. Leader of the Group Tachoir, has performed at most of the major concert halls and jazz festivals throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. Most in demand artist/clinician for the Ludwig/Musser company. Jazz...Jerry Tachoir Group
Grammy nominee Artist/clinician for the Ludwig/Musser company Published Contemporary Mallet Method for Vibraphone and Marimba First to release educational vibraphone video - available at www.masterstudyseries.com
Jerzy Milian
A living legend of the Polish jazz and the country's leading vibraphonist, Jerzy Milian has recorded and performed alongside such stars as Krzysztof Komeda, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Zbigniew Namysłowski, and Tomasz Stańko. His 1969 debut...
Jim Cooper
Jim Cooper was born in Chicago in 1951 and has been playing jazz on the vibraphone for almost 40 years. Active as a performer, composer and teacher, Jim is currently celebrating the re-release of his 1992 Delmark recording, Nutville, which...
Jim Hart
Originally from Cornwall, Jim Hart began playing drums and piano at age four and soon furthered this to include tuned and orchestral percussion. A founder member of London’s LOOP collective he is one of the most in demand musicians on...Joe Baione
Biography The relative rarity of vibraphonists in the history of jazz remains one of the musical genre’s true mysteries. Despite the natural beauty of the instrument’s sound and the historical importance and celebrated popularity of...
Joe Locke
Joe Locke is regarded by many to be the most gifted vibraphonist of his generation. In addition to his strengths as an instrumentalist, recent recordings and live performances , offer evidence of his ever- growing stature as a band...
John Cocuzzi
Swingster John Cocuzzi has New Orleans flavor with East Coast class. With 25 years of professional experience, he plays with passion and intensity on piano, vibes and drums. An intuitive performer, John possesses the proverbial "fire in...John Damberg
John Damberg is a master vibist, marimbist, percussionist, composer, and educator who has enjoyed a successful career in music spanning 35 years. John currently resides in Anchorage, AK where he is the leader of the John Damberg Latin Jazz...John Pietaro
JOHN PIETARO: vibraphone, xylophone, frame drums, drum kit, conga, bongos, glockenspiel, numerous small percussives; doubles include voice. Leader of THE RED MICROPHONE (http://www.reverbnation.com/theredmicrophone) w/Ras Moshe, Rocco...Julius Wechter
Julius Wechter's Baja Marimba Band was, in his own words, "... like the Tijuana Brass' bad little brothers. Herb [Alpert] and his group would dress in tuxedos and put on a tight, professional presentation. And we'd flop on stage in big...
Justin "Justefan" Thomas
"Justin "Justefan" Thomas was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He started out on piano, violin, and steeldrums at the age of 6. He was introduced to the vibraphone at the age of 8 by Mr. Wendell Hairston. Soon after, Justin has made two...
Kathy Kelly
Kathy Kelly has been playing the vibes professionally since 1979 when she made her debut performing in Chicago-area jazz clubs. A Different Vibe is Kelly's debut CD featuring twelve original jazz compositions. Featured along with Kelly on...
Kevin Hart
Vibraphonist, pianist, and drummer Kevin Hart and his various groups have been performing fresh arrangements of classic, contemporary, Latin, and original jazz at numerous concerts, festivals, and venues throughout Illinois since 1993....
Khan Jamal
Khan Jamal has been playing the vibraphone and marimbas in the Philadelphia and NYC area as well as touring extensively in Europe for going on 4 decades. Having studied at Granoff School of Music and Combs College as well as with Bill...Kym Ambrose
Kym's prpofessional career began at 16 when he started playing vibes. He'd already been playing drums with his father's jazz ensemble for a few years before this. After studying with Jim Bailey in Adelaide, Kym moved to Sydney in the...
Lalo
Vibist-composer Lalo’s self-titled debut from 2003 featured a compelling trio consisting of bassist Kermit Driscoll and drummer Todd Isler. Favorable reviews abounded: “Lalo has injected some rock vitality into the vibraphone,”...Les Blachut
Les Blachut is a Performing & Recording Artist. Multi-Instrumentalist; Keyboards, Mallet Percussion, Vibraphone, Marimba, Steel-Pans, Arranger, Composer, Mobile & Studio Recording Engineer, Music Teacher, Private Instructor, Music...Levon
Levon was born in Switzerland. He was raised there and learned the vibes at the age of 7. Then he flew to New York City to the great New School University where he learned some other percussion. Some great musicians such as Chico Freeman,...
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton is one of the most extraordinary musicians of the 20th century and his artistic achievements symbolize the impact that jazz music has had on our culture in the 21st century. He was born April 20, 1908 in Louisville,...
Marc Wagnon
Born in Switzerland, Marc studied classical percussion at the Geneva Conservatory and later moved to the United States to study vibraphone and percussion at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Upon moving to New York City, where he...Marco Pacassoni
Marco Pacassoni is graduated cum laude at “G. Rossini” conservatory and in Professional Music at Berklee College of Music of Boston cum laude. He studied with Gary Burton, Ed Saindon, Victor Mendoza, Daniele Di Gregorio, Eguie...Mari Yamashita
Born 1973 in Mie, Japan. Mari learned the classical piano at the age of 3 and the percussion at the age 9.Upon graduating from the Senzoku Gakuen College with a classical music degree.She had received the Maeda Music Prize and Japan...Mark Josefsberg
Jazz vibes teacher with 40 years experience. Studied with Lennie Tristano, Sal Mosca, Walter Bishop Jr., Mike Mainieri, Dave Samuels, David Friedman, Joe Locke, Jaki Byard
Mark McCafferty
I began my musical journey in middle school, where I was a member of the middle school band, and took lessons from Ryan and Keith Connelly. I continued my studies into high school with the Connellys, joining the marching band, and...
Mark Sherman
After nearly 30 years of recording, composing, and performing with countless orchestras, jazz artists, and vocal artists, vibraphonist /composer Mark Sherman a Yamaha performing artist and a Vic Firth artist, has a beautiful quintet...
Martin Fabricius
Martin Fabricius studied the vibraphone with Ed Saindon and Gary Burton at Berklee College of Music where he graduated from in 1996 with a major in film scoring. In 2008, martin released his first CD, When Sharks Bite, which by JazzNyt was...
Martin Pyne
While taking its name from a 15th century Burgundian composer, Busnoys is very much a 21st century jazz group. The band is fronted by vibraphone player Martin Pyne, a passionate and engaging improviser, who makes imaginative use of...
Matthias Lupri
Matthias Lupri (born Germany '64) grew up in Manhattan, Kansas and Alberta, Canada. Starting on drums at the age of 12, he played professionally throughout his teens and early 20's around Canada, including work with Canadian Juno award...
Max Feldschuh
At age 22, composer/vibraphonist Max Feldschuh is leading the way for the new generation of jazz artists. Max’s energy and the passion he brings to the stage has begun to turn heads. A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Max...
Michael Hatfield
Undergraduate studies at Indiana University 1972, Berklee College of Music 1973-1976 Faculty at Berklee College Of Music 1978-1981 Founding member of "The Fabulous Bed E. Luv Show" 1988 Appearances on MTV, VH-1, The Today Show.
Michael Pinto
Vibraphonist and composer Michael Pinto brings a fresh and dynamic voice to the music world. Combining virtuosic skill and an untethered sense of adventure, Michael provides both innovation and tradition to his ensembles and those of which...Mika Mimura
Mika Mimura was born in Osaka, Japan. She began to play marimba when she was 6 years old. She studied classical music at Osaka College of Music. She finished Master's degree at the college. She was inspired by Makoto Ozone, a pianist and...
Mika Yoshida
Mika Yoshida hails from Amakusa Island, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, and lives in New York City. She studied at the University of Toronto and since graduation has devoted herself to marimba performance and musical studies under the strong...
Mike Dillon
When jazz legends Lionel Hampton and Milt Jackson first introduced the vibes to the jazz idiom circa 1930, they could have never in their wildest dreams foreseen where Mike Dillon would take the concept 75 years later. Likewise, Dillon's...
Mike Freeman
Musician - composer - band leader - recording artist - arranger - educator - producer The Vibesman behind many notable musicians and groups, Mike Freeman brews up a heady blend of musical elements. Richly melodic and rhythmically...
Mike Mainieri
Primarily recognized as an award-winning, jazz vibraphonist, Mike Mainieri’s equally remarkable talents as producer, arranger, and composer have contributed to shaping the cutting-edge in music. Throughout his...
Milt Jackson
Born on Jan. 1, 1923, in Detroit, Jackson's musical beginnings were in the neighborhood gospel churches as a pianist, guitarist, violinist percussionist and singer. He took up the vibraphone in high school. He moved to New York, played...
Nathan Skinner
Nathan fell in love with jazz at 13, when he first heard Miles Davis play "So What". When he heard Lionel Hampton play "Take the 'A' Train" he knew the vibraphone was for him. His major influences are Milt Jackson, Gary Burton, John...Oli Bott
Oli Bott studied vibraphone and composition at Berklee College of Music in Boston with teachers such as Gary Burton and Bob Brookmeyer graduating 'summa cum laude'. Since then he works as vibraphonist and composer in Berlin, received...
Omar J Correa
Omar J. Correa started out early in life with the destiny to be an artist. Having the talent for drawing and painting, he followed this path which eventually crossed with his love for music. Art being his first calling he underwent formal...
Pascal Schumacher
Pascal Schumacher was born on March 12, 1979, in Luxemburg. He starts his studies as a percussionist at the classical music department of the Conservatoire de Musique de la Ville de Luxembourg (L) and obtains the Prix Supérieur in 1999....
Patricia Franceschy
Born in Veracruz, Mexico, Patricia Franceschy began her musical studies at a very early age with piano and classical percussion. By the time she was 18 years old; she had toured all over the Americas, had received numerous awards and was...Paul Heckel
Paul has been an active player in the New England jazz scene for over 30 years. His recent recording with bassist John Hunter reflects his current focus on Jazz Duos and Trios where the music resembles improvised conversations among...
Red Norvo
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 story goes that he sold his pet pony to...Richard Sprince
"After Carnival" - New World Beat. "A fresh, contemporary sound, mixing jazz, ambient, and world music. All original material by vibraphonist Richard Sprince features an international group playing rich harmonies and hot solos over diverse...
Rob Pipho
Rob Pipho, one of the most respected names in Jazz to come out of Detroit, has been playing professionally for almost 30 years. During that time, he has recorded with many well known artists, including: Pianist Kirk Lightsey,...
Robert John Mathies
Robert Mathies was born and raised in Indianapolis , Indiana . He graduated from Thomas Carr Howe high school in 1976 . Principle musical activities in high school included Band and Orchestra at Howe as principle percussionist . During...Robert Pelletier
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Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers - vibraphone, composer, bandleader, recording artist Roy Ayers was during the 1960s one of the most prominent and leading jazz vibraphone players in America. During the 1970s and 80s he came to change his focus and became one...
Stefon Harris
Vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris is heralded as "one of the most important young artists in jazz" (The Los Angeles Times). He is unquestionably developing what will be a long and extraordinary career. Stefon Harris' passionate...Steve Hobbs
Steve Hobbs studied at the Berklee College of Music from 1974-78. Shortly after graduation, he spent two years on the road, and then received a Master's in Jazz Performance from The University of Miami in 1982. He worked on his doctorate...
Steve Nelson
This outstanding vibraphonist and composer was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Rutgers University with both Masters and Bachelors degrees in music and his teaching activities have included a position at Princeton...
Steve Pouchie
Steve Pouchie is a man of many talents. Among other things he is an accomplished musician, composer, arranger, band leader, producer of the “Latin Jazz Alive and Kickin’ music cable show, and an award winning Music and Technology...
Steve Shapiro
Vibraphonist and composer Steve Shapiro has recorded with such diverse artists as Steely Dan, Ornette Coleman, Phil Collins, Spyro Gyra, Regina Belle and They Might Be Giants. Shapiro is also an accomplished producer and arranger whose...Stewart Hoffman
Stewart Hoffman has a wide variety of experience as both a performer and vibraphone, percussion and drum teacher. He began studying jazz vibraphone, drums and percussion in his home town of Toronto, continuing his musical education in New...Susan Pascal
Jazz vibraphonist Susan Pascal’s quartet strikes a fine balance between spontaneity and imaginative arrangements, originals and great jazz and American songbook standards.
Ted Piltzecker
Vibraphonist/Composer Ted Piltzecker has performed at jazz and percussion festivals and in clubs throughout the United States and around the globe (Germany, Austria, England, Brazil, The Netherlands, Argentina, Sweden, Mexico,...
Teddy Charles
Teddy Charles, along with Milt Jackson and Terry Gibbs, extended the legacies of Lionel Hampton and Red Norvo and established the gold standard for modern jazz vibraphonists. Charles was also an innovative composer and arranger whose...
Terry Gibbs
Terry Gibbs began his career at the age of 12 after winning the Major Bowes Amateur Hour Contest and subsequently began touring professionally. He spent many years as a drummer and percussionist playing gigs until his affinity for bebop...The Infinite Ensemble
The Infinite Ensemble is a collective improvisation group focusing on the explorations of original compositions. Formed in April 2008, the group has been playing a weekly Monday night gig with an open jazz jam for the second set...
Tim Collins
Tim Collins has been called a “world-class vibes player” (CJSR-FM), “a distinctive vibraphone voice” (Radio One FM), a “musician of fire” (Washington Post) and “nothing less than exemplary” (Downbeat Magazine). His...
Tom Beckham
Born in 1968 in Maryland, Beckham graduated from Boston's Berklee College of music in 1990 where he studied with Gary Burton, Ed Saindon, Hal Crook, and others. Beckham resides in Brooklyn, NY where he is an active performer and...
Tommy Vig
As an award-winning jazz vibraharpist/drummer/film, television and classical concert music composer/jazz arranger/big band leader/percussionist/inventor/author, I have worked with Henry Mancini, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Quincy...
Tony Miceli
“Tony Miceli is a vibraphonist of astonishing virtuosity, musical resilience, and inventiveness.” – Vic Schermer, All About Jazz (PROMO PHOTO IS ATTACHED BELOW) RECENT PERFORMANCE VENUE Highlights: Daegu Jazz Festival, Daegu...Tony Mowod
Tony Mowod, Executive Producer / Jazz Host, at WDUQ-FM 90.5, (his four hour nightly show is heard on the JazzWorks jazz network broadcasting 24/7 to public radio stations across the country), is also the President and Founder of...
Tyler Blanton
28 year old Jazz Vibraphonist and composer Tyler Blanton is gaining recognition as a major new voice on the New York Jazz scene. Since arriving in New York City in 2007, his band have consistently featured some of the most important...
Walt Dickerson
Dickerson made a fairly 'big splash' when his first recordings appeared in the early 60s (Down Beat Critics Poll "New Star", 1962), but he's remained an enigmatic figure ever since. His early sides demonstrated a sure grasp of the...
Warren Chiasson
Warren Chiasson is a highly regarded musician in the jazz world who has been called "one of the six top vibraphonists of the last half century" by the New York Times. Originally a member of the {{m: George Shearing =...
Warren Wolf
Warren Wolf is a multi-instrumentalist from Baltimore, MD. From the young age of three years old, Warren has been trained on the Vibraphone/Marimba, Drums, and Piano. Under the guidance of his father Warren Wolf Sr., Warren has a deep...
Winnie Dahlgren
A native of Denmark Winnie Dahlgren started playing percussion at age fifteen, and received both her bachelor’s degree in music education in 1991 and her Master’s degree in Performance in 1995 from the Vestjysk Academy of Music...
Wolfgang Schlüter Quartet
Originally trained as an orchestral timpanist and percussionist Schlüter, motivated by a concert by Lionel Hampton, changed to vibraphone in 1952. In 1953 Michael Naura inquired if Wolfgang likes to join in founding the "Michael Naura...
