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vibraphone
noun
vi·bra·phone
ˈvī-brə-ˌfōn 
: a percussion instrument resembling the xylophone but having metal bars and motor-driven resonators for sustaining the tone and producing a vibrato
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The nueva trova artist will be joined on tour by Emilio Vega (vibraphone), Jorge Aragón and Malva Rodríguez (piano), Niurka González (flute and clarinet), Jorge Reyes (double bass), Rachid López (guitar), Maykel Elizarde (tres guitar) and Oliver Valdés (drums), according to Cuba Noticias 360.
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
Young Ayers studied piano and vibraphone and sang in the school choir before making the rounds of the Los Angeles bebop scene in the early 1960s, releasing his solo debut, West Coast Vibes, in 1963, and accompanying jazz greats like Herbie Mann throughout the decade.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2025
Still, Ayers did not get his first vibraphone until the age of 17.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Their music splayed Ayers’ pillowy vibraphone tones across languid jazz-funk grooves that formed the bedrock for neo-soul—and, through sampling, much of West Coast hip-hop—to come.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2025
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
Young Ayers studied piano and vibraphone and sang in the school choir before making the rounds of the Los Angeles bebop scene in the early 1960s, releasing his solo debut, West Coast Vibes, in 1963, and accompanying jazz greats like Herbie Mann throughout the decade.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2025
Still, Ayers did not get his first vibraphone until the age of 17.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Their music splayed Ayers’ pillowy vibraphone tones across languid jazz-funk grooves that formed the bedrock for neo-soul—and, through sampling, much of West Coast hip-hop—to come.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Vibraphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vibraphone. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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vibraphone
noun
vi·bra·phone
ˈvī-brə-ˌfōn
: a musical instrument resembling the xylophone but having metal bars and devices for increasing the vibrations
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