Chris Dingman

Chris Dingman
Brooklyn, NY
Grant amount: $6,985

About the Artist

Chris Dingman is a vibraphonist and composer known for his distinctive approach to the instrument: sonically rich and conceptually expansive, bringing listeners on a journey to a beautiful, transcendent place. Dingman has done significant work with legendary artists Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter as well as next generation visionaries such as Ambrose Akinmusire, Jen Shyu, Steve Lehman, and many others, performing around the world including India, Vietnam, and extensively in Europe and North America. He has been profiled by NPR, the New York Times, DRUM Magazine and many other publications, and has received fellowships and grants from Chamber Music America, New Music USA, and the Thelonious Monk Institute. Dingman was nominated for Mallet Instrumentalist of the Year for the 2021 Jazz Journalist Awards and has appeared regularly in the critics polls for Downbeat and Jazz Times for the past decade. Hailed by the New York Times as a  “dazzling” soloist and a composer with a “fondness for airtight logic and burnished lyricism,” the fluidity of his musical approach has earned him praise as “an extremely gifted composer, bandleader, and recording artist.” (Jon Weber, NPR). Dingman endorses the One Vibe from Marimba One.