Tommy Vig

• Name — Tommy Vig • Born — 14 July 1938 • Origin — Budapest, Hungary • Instruments — Vibraharp, drums, percussion, xylophone, marimba • Genre — Jazz, classical • Occupation — Musician, composer, arranger, bandleader • Years Active — 1940s–present • Label — Klasszikus Jazz, Milestone, Discovery, Tom Tom, Pannon Jazz, Dobre, Mortney, Take V, Luz • Website — tommyvig.com

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.

• 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)

With The Beach Boys • L.A. (Light Album) (CBS Records, 1979) With Stephen Bishop • Bish (ABC Records, 1978) With The Carpenters • Passage (A&M Records, 1977) With Art Garfunkel • Watermark (Columbia Records, 1977) • Scissors Cut (Columbia Records, 1981) With High Inergy • Frenzy (Gordy, 1979) With Paul Jabara • Keeping Time (Casablanca, 1978) With Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams • That's What Friends Are For (Columbia, 1979) With Bruce Roberts • Bruce Roberts (Elektra Records, 1977) • Cool Fool (Elektra Records, 1980) With Diana Ross • Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (EMI, 1987) With Marlena Shaw • Acting Up (Columbia Records, 1978) With Frank Sinatra • Sinatra & Company (Reprise, 1971) With Dusty Springfield • It Begins Again (United Artists Records, 1978) With Rod Stewart • A Night on the Town (Warner Bros. Records, 1976) • Foot Loose & Fancy Free (Warner Bros. Records, 1977) • Blondes Have More Fun (Warner Bros. Records, 1978) • Tonight I'm Yours (Warner Bros. Records, 1981) • Body Wishes (Warner Bros. Records, 1983) With Marc Tanner Band • No Escape (Elektra Records, 1979) With The Manhattan Transfer • Pastiche (Atlantic Records, 1978)