List of marimba performers
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Particularly notable classical performers on the marimba
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Marimba
The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It consists of a set of wooden keys or bars with resonators. The bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys ...
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- Keiko AbeKeiko Abeis a Japanese composer and marimba player. She has been a primary figure in the development of the marimba, in terms of expanding both technique and repertoire, and through her collaboration with the Yamaha musical instrument company, developed the modern five-octave concert marimba.- Biography...
- Anastassia Korolev
- Enock Ace Rugube
- Alexander Vengerovski
- Wotzbelí Aguilar
- Germán Alcántara
- AmampondoAmampondoAmampondo is a South African percussion ensemble which was started by Dizu Plaatjies in Langa Cape Town in 1978. The other founding members were Simpiwe Matole; Michael Ludonga; Mzwandile Qotoyi; Leo Mbizela and Mandla Lande.-Origins:...
- Bogdan BacanuBogdan BacanuInternational Marimba Soloist, Bogdan Bacanu became a professor for marimba at the famous Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz at just 23 years old of age.- Biography :...
- Andrew Beall
- Daniel BergDaniel BergDaniel Berg is a scientist, educator and was the fifteenth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.He was born on June 1, 1929 in New York City. In 1950, he graduated from City College of New York with a B.S. in physics and chemistry. He earned M.S. and P.h. D. degrees in physical chemistry...
- Domingo Bethancourt
- Kevin Bobo
- Simon Boyar
- Casey Cangelosi
- Pedro CarneiroPedro CarneiroPedro Carneiro is a Portuguese solo classical percussionist, marimba player, and composer. Pedro Carneiro is one of the very few percussion players to have made an international career as a soloist, and has established himself as one of the world's foremost solo percussionists, performing regularly...
- Vida ChenowethVida ChenowethVida Chenoweth was the first professional solo classical marimbist. Also a noted ethnomusicologist and linguist, she was inducted into The Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1985 for her contributions to those three fields....
- Pius CheungPius CheungPius Cheung is a marimbist and composer, called " a young Chinese-Canadian virtuoso," by the New York Times. -Recorded works:* Goldberg Variations BWV 988, J.S. Bach, arranged for solo marimba...
- Musekiwa ChingodzaMusekiwa ChingodzaMusekiwa Chingodza is a Zimbabwean mbira and marimba player and teacher. He was born in 1970 in Zimbabwe.- Biography :Musekiwa Chingodza was born in Mwangara village, Murewa, Zimbabwe, in 1970. He began playing mbira at the age of five and is self-taught. Through listening to other gwenyambira, or...
- John Chellis (Jack) ConnerJohn Chellis (Jack) ConnerJohn Chellis Conner, Marimbist ExtraordinaireJack Conner, also known as John Chellis Conner, an acclaimed virtuoso on the marimba and vibraphone, was born in Kahoka, MO, in 1913. At the age of six he began his studies of piano and percussion instruments. By the age of twelve, he was playing...
- Colin CurrieColin Currie-Early Years:Colin Currie began his musical studies at the age of 5, going on to study at the Junior Department of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama from 1990-1994. There he studied percussion with Pamella Dow and piano with Sheila Desson, both of whom had an enormous influence on him...
- Eriko Daimo
- Dave DanfordDave DanfordDavid Joel Danford is a British percussionist. He is best known for his work as a classical percussion soloist but has also worked with numerous dance music producers including BBC Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules.-Background:...
- María Del Tránsito Barrios
- Valentín Del Valle Góngora
- François Du BoisFrançois Du BoisFrançois Du Bois is a composer, marimba virtuoso, as well as professor, writer and author.-Musical debut:...
- Mark FordMark Ford-Life:He went to school in London, and attended Oxford University and, as a Kennedy Scholar, Harvard University. He studied for his doctorate at Oxford University on the poetry of John Ashbery, and has published widely on nineteenth- and twentieth-century American writing, including on Raymond...
- Guillermo Fuentes
- Cesar Galvez
- Daniella Geneva
- Evelyn GlennieEvelyn GlennieDame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, DBE is a Scottish virtuoso percussionist. She was the first full-time solo percussionist in 20th-century western society.-Early life:Glennie was born and raised in Aberdeenshire...
- Sergei Golovko
- Joseph GramleyJoseph GramleyJoseph Gramley is an American multi-percussionist, teacher and composer, and a founding member of the Silk Road Ensemble. As a solo performer he each year commissions and premieres new works from such emerging composers as Kojiro Umezaki and Justin Messina...
- Andrew Grossman
- Amanda "La India" Herrera
- Bobby HutchersonBobby HutchersonBobby Hutcherson is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His vibraphone playing is suggestive of the style of Milt Jackson in its free-flowing melodicism, but his sense of harmony and group interaction is thoroughly modern...
- Jack ImelJack ImelLawrence Jack Imel is an American singer, dancer, musician, and television producer who is best known for his work on The Lawrence Welk Show....
- Alex JacobowitzAlex JacobowitzAlex Jacobowitz is a classically-trained street performer who plays the marimba and xylophone.-New York:During the 1980s and 1990s he played in New York City, including at the Lincoln Center's "Meet the Artist" program, Yeshiva University, Zabar's, Central Park, the 84th Street Synagogue,...
- Ruth Stuber JeanneRuth Stuber JeanneRuth Stuber Jeanne was an American marimbist, percussionist, violinist, and arranger. On April 29, 1940, she and Orchestrette Classique, an all female orchestra, premiered the Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra by American composer Paul Creston. The performance was at Carnegie Hall...
- Brian JonesBrian JonesLewis Brian Hopkins Jones , known as Brian Jones, was an English musician and a founding member of the Rolling Stones....
- Laura Jordan
- Ayano Kataoka
- Reg Kehoe and his Marimba QueensReg Kehoe and his Marimba QueensReg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens was a marimba-based musical group active from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s. They were based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and toured extensively....
- Rebecca Kite
- Marta KlimasaraMarta KlimasaraMarta Klimasara is a Polish percussionist. She has had concert tours in France, Sweden, Japan and South Africa, and has had success participating in international contests...
- Spencer KrugSpencer KrugSpencer Krug is a Canadian musician. He is currently the singer, songwriter and keyboardist for the indie rock bands Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown. He has also performed with other Canadian bands including Swan Lake, Frog Eyes, Fifths of Seven, and ska band the Two Tonne Bowlers, playing various...
- Marina Calzado LinageMarina Calzado LinageMarina Calzado Linage is an Argentina percussionist.Marina is a marimba performer, born in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.-Qualifications:...
- Joe LockeJoe LockeJoseph Paul Locke is a US American jazz vibraphonist, composer, recording artist and educator.-Biography:Locke was born in Palo Alto, California, but raised in Rochester, New York...
- Ramon Lormans
- Gillian MaitlandGillian MaitlandGillian Maitland is a notable disabled Scottish marimba soloist, percussionist and composer, famous for her 6 mallet marimba technique. In 2010 Maitland was involved in 'Callum and Gillian's Great Big Walk', which was a highly publicised charity event for Capability Scotland...
- Ed MannEd MannEd Mann has been "a drummer and piano dabbler since childhood", best known for his mallet percusion recorded and live work with Frank Zappa from 1977 to the end of Zappa's career.- Career :...
- Hokoyo Marimba
- Nick Matthews
- Linda MaxeyLinda Maxeythumb|right|Linda Maxey, concert marimbistLinda Maxey is a celebrated concert marimbist virtuoso and was the first marimbist on the prestigious roster of Columbia Artists Management in New York.- Artistry :...
- Vera McNary
- Nanae Mimura
- William Moersch
- Belarmino Molina
- José Ernesto Monzón
- Luigi MorleoLuigi MorleoLuigi Morleo is an Italian percussionist and composer of contemporary music, who lives in Bari and teaches in Bari Conservatory of Music - Niccolò Piccinni....
- Katarzyna Mycka
- Zeferino NandayapaZeferino NandayapaZeferino Nandayapa was a Mexican folk and classical marimba player...
- Valerie Naranjo
- Rodolfo Narciso Chavarría
- Gumercindo Palacios
- Gloria ParkerGloria ParkerGlorious Gloria Parker is an American entertainer and female icon during the big band or swing era, as an all girl bandleader. The Gloria Parker Show aired nightly from 1950 to 1957, coast to coast on WABC Radio and Parker entertained her audience playing the marimba, organ and the singing glasses...
- Robert PatersonRobert Paterson (composer)Robert Paterson is an American composer, percussionist and conductor.-Biography:Paterson studied composition with Christopher Rouse, Samuel Adler, Joseph Schwantner, Warren Benson and David Liptak at the Eastman School of Music, graduating in 1995. At Eastman, he was a double major and studied...
- PercujovePercujovePercujove is a youth percussion orchestra. Created 10 years ago, today it is composed of 25 young musicians, students of the José Iturbi Conservatorium of Valencia, Spain...
- Paco PérezPaco PérezPaco Pérez was a Guatemalan singer, composer and guitarist.-Biography:Paco Pérez was born as Francisco Pérez Muñoz, on April 25, 1917 in Huehuetenango, Guatemala to José Pérez and Luz Muñoz. At the age of 6, he acted in the municipal theater...
- Dave PikeDave PikeDavid Samuel Pike is a jazz vibraphone player. He learned drums at the age of eight and is self-taught on vibes. He has also played marimba, particularly with Herbie Mann. Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, and Cal Tjader were early inspirations for him.Pike made his recording debut with the Paul Bley...
- John RaeJohn Rae (musician)John Rae is a jazz drummer, composer and band leader.-Biography:Rae recorded his first album at the age of sixteen with the acclaimed Scottish saxophonist Tommy Smith and has subsequently recorded over 30 albums as a leader and side man, including two BBC Jazz Albums of the Year .As a leader Rae...
- Steve ReichSteve ReichStephen Michael "Steve" Reich is an American composer who together with La Monte Young, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass is a pioneering composer of minimal music...
- Froilán Rodas Santizo
- Leopoldo Rodas Santizo
- Ney RosauroNey RosauroNey Rosauro is a Brazilian composer and percussionist.His compositions include solos for marimba, vibraphone and multi-percussion setups, as well as music for percussion ensembles and orchestras...
- Michael RosenMichael RosenMichael Wayne Rosen is a broadcaster, children's novelist and poet and the author of 140 books. He was appointed as the fifth Children's Laureate in June 2007, succeeding Jacqueline Wilson, and held this honour until 2009....
- Manuel Samayoa Gutiérrez
- Eric Sammut
- Dave SamuelsDave SamuelsDave Samuels is an American vibraphone player who has worked with various jazz and fusion artists, such as Spyro Gyra. Currently, he plays in an ensemble called The Caribbean Jazz Project, a Grammy-winning jazz-Latin music group...
- Gary Schall
- Marie-Josée Simard
- David SmithDavid Smith-In sports:* Dai Smith , rugby league footballer of the 1900s, who played for Salford, and Other Nationalities* David Smith , South African Olympic sport shooter...
- Kai Stensgaard
- Leigh Howard StevensLeigh Howard StevensLeigh Howard Stevens is a marimba artist best known for developing, codifying, and promoting the Stevens technique or Musser-Stevens grip, a method of independent four-mallet marimba performance based on the Musser grip...
- Gordon StoutGordon StoutGordon Stout is an American percussionist, composer, and educator specializing in the marimba.He studied composition with Joseph Schwantner, Samuel Adler, and Warren Benson, and percussion with James Salmon and John Beck...
- Art TrippArt TrippArthur Dyer Tripp III is a chiropractor and former musician best known for his work as a percussionist with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention and Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band.-Early career:Tripp grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and started playing drums in...
- Ruth UnderwoodRuth UnderwoodRuth Underwood is a retired professional musician, best known for playing xylophone, marimba, vibraphone and other percussion instruments in Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention from 1967 to 1977....
- Mariano Valverde
- Robert van SiceRobert van SiceRobert van Sice is an American percussionist and marimba player. He has toured and recorded extensively, currently teaches at the Yale School of Music and the Peabody Conservatory of Music, and was recently invited to join the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music...
- Nancy ZeltsmanNancy ZeltsmanInternational Marimba Soloist, Nancy Zeltsman has taught at the Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music since 1993.-Biography:Zeltsman was born in 1958 in Morristown, New Jersey...
- Ushamwri Marimba
In pop music:
- John Ketelhut of Mystic Fog Garden
- Spencer KrugSpencer KrugSpencer Krug is a Canadian musician. He is currently the singer, songwriter and keyboardist for the indie rock bands Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown. He has also performed with other Canadian bands including Swan Lake, Frog Eyes, Fifths of Seven, and ska band the Two Tonne Bowlers, playing various...
as Moonface - Jim Loughlin of moe.Moe.moe. is an American jam band, formed at the University at Buffalo in 1989. The band members are: Rob Derhak , Al Schnier , Chuck Garvey , Vinnie Amico , and Jim Loughlin ....
- Bo Wagner of StarbuckStarbuck (band)Starbuck was a rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1974 by keyboardist/vocalist/record producer Bruce Blackman and marimba player Bo Wagner. Both Blackman and Wagner, along with guitarist Johnny Walker, had previous success with Mississippi-based "sunshine pop" group Eternity's Children,...
- Julius WechterJulius WechterJulius Wechter was an American musician and composer who played the marimba and vibraphone. He also played various percussion instruments. He composed the song "Spanish Flea" for Herb Alpert and was leader of the The Baja Marimba Band.Born in Chicago, Wechter played vibes and percussion for the...
(with Herb AlpertHerb AlpertHerbert "Herb" Alpert is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. He is also a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M Records...
's Tijuana Brass and Baja Marimba BandBaja Marimba BandThe Baja Marimba Band was a popular musical group led by marimba player Julius Wechter, initially intended by producer Herb Alpert to cash in on the "south of the border" craze started by his own Tijuana Brass...
) - Jack WhiteJack White (musician)Jack White , often credited as Jack White III, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and occasional actor...
of The White StripesThe White StripesThe White Stripes was an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consisted of the songwriter Jack White and drummer Meg White . Jack and Meg White were previously married to each other, but are now divorced...