Results for "vibraphone"

Mike Freeman

Born: August 25

Musician - Composer - Bandleader - Recording Artist - Producer - Educator - Arts Advocate

From Omaha, to Chicago, to Hell's Kitchen, NYC, Mike Freeman is the vibesman behind several notable groups and leader of ZonaVibe.

With spirited soulful swing rooted in Afro-Cuban clave, Freeman creates a distinct brand of mambo and salsa infused jazz. Dee Dee McNeil of Making A Scene says, “His original compositions entice me to the dance floor. Mike Freeman’s melodies are beautiful and catchy.” Freeman’s music comes from his background as a drummer and percussionist in his youth along with decades performing and recording on vibraphone with high profile Latinjazz and salsa groups in the Bronx and Spanish Harlem.

Recent Reading: A Book About Vibes

October 21, 2017

Anthony Smith, Masters of The Vibes (Marimba Productions, Inc.) Smith’s book includes a timeline that traces the history of the vibraphone, which early in its life began to be popularly known to its players and to listeners simply as vibes or the vibes. The greater part of the book consists of Smith’s transcribed conversations with 34 ...

Terry Gibbs: 92 Years Young

May 25, 2017

One of the giants of the jazz vibraphone has just released a fabulous new album—92 Years Young: Jammin' at the Gibbs House (Whaling Cit Sound). It's a stone-cold swinging killer. Every single track on here is out-of-control great, proving that true beauty never ages. Gibbs's recording career goes back to 1946, when he waxed 78s with ...