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Jazz vibraphonists

46 jazz musicians in the atlas play vibraphone, including Sammy Davis Jr., Manu Dibango, Lionel Hampton, Gary Burton and Milt Jackson. Open a profile for dates, discography and line-ups.

The vibraphone (also called the vibraharp) is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a vibraphonist, vibraharpist, or vibist. The vibraphone resembles the steel marimba, which it superseded. One of the main differences between the vibraphone and other keyboard percussion instruments is that each bar suspends over a resonator tube containing a flat metal disc. These discs are attached together by a common axle and spin when the motor is turned on. This causes the instrument to produce its namesake tremolo or vibrato effect. The vibraphone also has a sustain pedal similar to a piano. When the pedal is up, the bars produce a muted sound; when the pedal is down, the bars sustain for several seconds or until again muted with the pedal.

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Sammy Davis Jr. 1925–1990 · American entertainer (1925–1990) Manu Dibango 1933–2020 · Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist… Lionel Hampton 1908–2002 · American jazz musician (1908–2002) Gary Burton b. 1943 · American vibraphonist Milt Jackson 1923–1999 · American musician (1923–1999) Roy Ayers 1940–2025 · American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player… Helge Schneider b. 1955 · German entertainer Bobby Hutcherson 1941–2016 · American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016) Mulatu Astatke b. 1943 · Ethiopian musician Cal Tjader 1925–1982 · American vibraphonist (1925–1982) Victor Feldman 1934–1987 · English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist… Red Norvo 1908–1999 · American musician (1908–1999) Mike Mainieri b. 1938 · American vibraphonist Gunter Hampel 1937–2026 · German jazz musician (1937–2026) Egil Monn-Iversen 1928–2017 · Norwegian composer, conductor and producer (1928–2017) Teddy Charles 1928–2012 · American jazz musician and composer (1928–2012) Joe Chambers 1942–2022 · American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer Terry Gibbs b. 1924 · American vibraphonist Joe Locke b. 1959 · American musician David Goloschekin b. 1944 · Soviet and Russian musician and composer Gary McFarland 1933–1971 · American composer, vibraphonist and vocalist (1933–1971) Stefon Harris b. 1973 · American musician Peter Appleyard 1928–2013 · Canadian vibraphonist (1928–2013) Dave Pike 1938–2015 · American jazz musician (1938–2015) Eddie Costa 1930–1962 · American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist (1930–1962) Mathias Eick b. 1979 · Norwegian musician (born 1979) Pascal Schumacher b. 1979 · jazz musician Dave Samuels 1948–2019 · American musician (1948–2019) Paul Plimley 1953–2022 · Canadian musician (1953–2022) Karl Berger 1935–2023 · German jazz vibraphonist, pianist and composer (1935–2023) Larry Bunker 1928–2005 · American musician (1928–2005) Ches Smith b. 2000 · American musician Warren Wolf b. 1979 · jazz musician Don Thompson 1940–2004 · Canadian musician Lem Winchester 1928–1961 · American recording artist, vibraphonist, jazz musician… Tubby Hayes 1935–1973 · British jazz musician (1935-1973) Franck Tortiller b. 1963 · French composer Walt Dickerson 1931–2008 · American musician (1931–2008) Tommy Vig b. 1938 · Hungarian percussionist, arranger, bandleader, and composer Emil Richards 1932–2019 · American musician (1932–2019) Buddy Montgomery 1930–2009 · American jazz vibraphonist and pianist (1930–2009) Steve Nelson b. 1954 · American jazz vibraphonist and marimba player Frank Ricotti b. 1949 · British musician Willy Berking 1910–1979 · German composer and conductor (1910–1979) Margie Hyams 1920–2012 · American jazz vibraphonist (1920-2012) Warren Chiasson b. 1934 · Canadian vibraphonist