Chris Dingman

Vibraphonist Chris Dingman has forged a deeply personal and unique musical vocabulary through his solo playing in recent years – years that have offered up profound challenges both globally and personally. Released Feb 3, 2023, journeys vol. 2 inevitably reflects the introspective and harrowing time period during which it was made. But the moving and transportive new album is also a striking portrait of Dingman’s singular connection with both his instrument and his listeners.

Comprising a set of music that is perhaps even more emotionally raw and searching than its predecessor, journeys vol. 2 also looks forward to the way Dingman’s solo practice has continued to bloom and evolve as we’ve begun to find joy and solace in community once again.

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journeys vol. 1 features meditative and atmospheric pieces culled from more than a year of solo explorations

Released February 18, 2022, journeys vol. 1 is compiled from dozens of solo improvisations that Dingman has recorded throughout the pandemic, though it began before then. In 2019 he began sharing monthly tracks with his newsletter subscribers. The project turned into a weekly Bandcamp subscription series after the pandemic hit and other performance opportunities disappeared. To help choose the five tracks that comprise the album, Dingman solicited votes from his subscribers.

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The music of Peace sets an atmosphere of calm and compassion, to help soothe, heal, and carry you through life’s challenges.

Peace was recorded as it was performed for Chris’s father during his time in hospice care. This extended album consists of 5 hours of Chris’s original solo vibraphone music.

Dingman casts an enveloping atmosphere throughout, creating layers of ethereal sounds – poignant melodies, swirling textures, and undulating pedal tones. It’s an immersive listening experience that many have described as transportive, meditative, deeply healing, and transformative.

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Sometimes in order to open up, we need to pare down. In order to make the most of the vast possibilities offered by the world outside, we first have to look deep inside and embrace ourselves. Five years after his critically-acclaimed album The Subliminal and the Sublime, vibraphonist and composer Chris Dingman returns with his much-anticipated follow-up, Embrace, released March 6, 2020.

Embrace features a transcendent vibes trio with bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Tim Keiper, inspired by a wide spectrum of jazz and West African traditions. Produced by Keith Witty (Somi, Thiefs) and recorded in studio to 16-track tape, the album’s warm, full sound pairs perfectly with the music’s strong sense of atmosphere and wonder, emotion and playfulness, all centered around Dingman’s expansive approach to the vibes. Learn more on the album page.