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American drummer
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Tommy Vig
Vig in 2009, photographed by Pethő Zsolt Vig in 2009, photographed by Pethő Zsolt [hu]
Background information
Born (1938-07-14) 14 July 1938 (age 86)
OriginBudapest, Hungary
GenresJazz, classical
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, arranger, bandleader
InstrumentsVibraharp, drums, percussion, xylophone, marimba
Years active1940s–present
LabelsKlasszikus Jazz, Milestone, Discovery, Tom Tom, Pannon Jazz, Dobre, Mortney, Take V, Luz
Websitetommyvig.com
Musical artist

Tommy Vig (born July 14, 1938) is a percussionist, arranger, bandleader, and composer.

Life and work

Since 2006, Vig has lived with his wife Mia (of The Kim Sisters) in Hungary, where they performed concerts, appeared on radio and television, and recorded albums.

Awards

Discography

Albums

  • The Tommy Vig Orchestra (Take 5, 1964)
  • Encounter with Time a.k.a. Space Race (Discovery, 1967)
  • The Sound of the Seventies (Milestone, 1968)
  • Just for the Record (1971)
  • Tommy Vig in Budapest (Mortney, 1972)
  • Somebody Loves Me (Dobre, 1976)
  • Encounter with Time (Discovery, 1977)
  • Tommy Vig 1978, (Dobre, 1978)
  • ÜssDob (Tom-Tom, 2008)
  • Welcome to Hungary! The Tommy Vig Orchestra 2012 Featuring David Murray (Klasszikus Jazz, 2011)
  • Tommy Vig 75! (Klasszikus Jazz, 2014)

Film and television scores

Compositions

Tommy Vig's compositions performed in the U.S. and Europe include:

  • Concerto for Clarinet, Vibraharp and Orchestra
  • Concerto for Vibraharp and Orchestra
  • Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra
  • Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra
  • Four Pieces for Neophonic Orchestra
  • Collage for Four Clarinetists
  • A Clarinetist and a Harpist
  • Music for Tuba and Vibraharp
  • Budapest 1956 (Concerto for Jazz Drums and Orchestra)

Collaborations

With The Beach Boys

With Stephen Bishop

  • Bish (ABC Records, 1978)

With Art Garfunkel

With High Inergy

With Bruce Roberts

  • Bruce Roberts (Elektra Records, 1977)
  • Cool Fool (Elektra Records, 1980)

With Diana Ross

With Marlena Shaw

  • Acting Up (Columbia Records, 1978)

With Frank Sinatra

With Dusty Springfield

With Rod Stewart

With The Manhattan Transfer

See also

References

  1. Tommy Vig & Budapest Jazz Orchestra (featuring Mia Kim of The Kim Sisters): Aranyszimfóniák (2014) on YouTube
  2. Tommy and Mia Vig on FÁBRY (2018) on YouTube
  3. President Award (Jazzma.hu)
  4. Vibe Summit IV honoring Terry Gibbs on YouTube
  5. Tiegel, Eliot (23 October 1965). The Jazz Beat. Nielsen Business Media. pp. 10–. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. Milestone Records 9000 series discography Archived 2012-09-10 at archive.today
  7. The Kid with the Broken Halo (TV movie) on YouTube
  8. They Call Me Bruce? on YouTube
  9. Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra (2013) on YouTube
  10. Performance at Artists Club of Budapest (2010) on YouTube
  11. Music for Tuba and Vibraphone (2013) on YouTube
  12. "In Memory of 1956" Concert (2018) on YouTube
  13. Concerto for Orchestra (2018) on YouTube

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