Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who plays the vibraphone.
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- noun US, slang A
vibraphone player ; someone that plays thevibraphone .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a musician who plays the vibraphone
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Examples
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On his other new reissue on the Nessa label, 1985's "Procession of the Great Ancestry," he and vibist Bobby Naughton play in a quartet plus guests.
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Byron Wallen, vibist Jim Hart, double-bassist Karl Rashid Abel and drummer Graham Godfrey, he made fine contemporary work of Modal, Abstract and other Harriott lines.
Evening Standard - Home Jack Massarik 2011
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He hasn't reached his mid-20s, but he has already performed in town, in 2004, as a sideman for vibist Gary Burton.
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He hasn't reached his mid-20s, but he has already performed in town, in 2004, as a sideman for vibist Gary Burton.
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Reed and bassist Josh Abrams lay down propulsive grooves, over which vibist Jason Adasiewicz floats spiky harmonic patterns; this gives alto saxophonist Greg Ward and cellist Tomeka Reid plenty to work with once they break out of their unison melodic lines and turn to improvising.
Chicago Reader 2010
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For tonight's concert he's collaborating with an excellent band of Chicago jazz musicians-Bishop, Berman, Lepine, percussionist Hamid Drake, flutist Nicole Mitchell, guitarist Jeff Parker, vibist Jason Adasiewicz, and bassist Joshua
Chicago Reader 2010
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Tomeka Reid, reedist Greg Ward, and vibist Adasiewicz, which will release its second record,
Chicago Reader 2010
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Hot on the heels of Richard Galliano's Live in Marciac CD (which I reviewed here a few weeks ago) comes another Galliano album, this time with a quartet featuring vibist Gary Burton.
AvaxHome 2010
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Reed and bassist Josh Abrams lay down propulsive grooves, over which vibist Jason Adasiewicz floats spiky harmonic patterns; this gives alto saxophonist Greg Ward and cellist Tomeka Reid plenty to work with once they break out of their unison melodic lines and turn to improvising.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Reed and bassist Josh Abrams lay down propulsive grooves, over which vibist Jason Adasiewicz floats spiky harmonic patterns; this gives alto saxophonist Greg Ward and cellist Tomeka Reid plenty to work with once they break out of their unison melodic lines and turn to improvising.
Chicago Reader 2010
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