vibraphone

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And Mr. Smith, who also uses electronics, employed a trap set, vibraphone, and much of a symphony orchestra’s percussion section.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

He studied vibraphone and percussion and began incorporating Latin jazz into his own music, recording his first two albums.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

The riches haven’t materialized yet, DeBardi stressed, as he listed the instruments — everything from a vibraphone to timpanis to guitars — he bought on the cheap when he had “like, $300 to my name.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

With Mike Mainieri’s vibraphone scampering around her voice, Jones places her phrases slyly behind the beat, pausing to land each note just in time.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2023

Music historians will always remember him as the man who introduced the vibraphone into jazz.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max