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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 drummer and vibraphone player, who has toured with famed jazz musicians, has hosted the annual holiday concerts since 2006, per AP.
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Redd, an international performer on drums and vibraphone, hosted the center's Christmas Jazz Jam for many years.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 27 Dec. 2025
Expect jazzy takes on holiday classics, special high-wattage surprise guests and plenty of friendly banter from the chatty group, which also features John Munson of Trip Shakespeare and Semisonic on bass and Steve Roehm of Electropolis on vibraphone.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025
But from my vantage in the Pavilion seating area, these all converged impeccably, most especially the ghostly bowed vibraphone supporting Segev’s harmonics.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Redd, an international performer on drums and vibraphone, hosted the center's Christmas Jazz Jam for many years.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 27 Dec. 2025
Expect jazzy takes on holiday classics, special high-wattage surprise guests and plenty of friendly banter from the chatty group, which also features John Munson of Trip Shakespeare and Semisonic on bass and Steve Roehm of Electropolis on vibraphone.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025
But from my vantage in the Pavilion seating area, these all converged impeccably, most especially the ghostly bowed vibraphone supporting Segev’s harmonics.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
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“Vibraphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vibraphone. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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