Tommy Vig

Tommy Vig
Vig in 2009, photographed by Pethő Zsolt
Background information
Born (1938-07-14) 14 July 1938
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

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 The Carpenters

With Art Garfunkel

With High Inergy

With Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams

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

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