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But he eventually gave up on the electrified sound of the vibraphone, instead preferring the acoustic tone of the instrument, and a more retro approach. \nHis credits include major jazz and pop artists, television, feature films, commercials, multimedia, and education. He has recorded with Steely Dan (Two Against Nature), Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Ornette Coleman, Pat Martino, Regina Belle and Spyro Gyra. He has also performed with notable musicians like Marc Johnson, Curtis Fuller and Jimmy Heath. \nShapiro has released 3 CDs with Nashville guitarist Pat Bergeson, including the 2005 session Low Standards. \n Recordings as Leader\nXylophobia (Curious/Sons of Sound), with Pat Bergeson, Marc Johnson, Danny Gottlieb, Kevin Hays, Tim Ries, Mike Davis, Jim Hynes (2002), \nLow Standards (Sons of Sound), with Pat Bergeson, Doug Weiss, Scott Kreitzer, Jeff Williams, Annie Sellick (2005), \nBackward Compatible, with Pat Bergeson, Annie Sellick, Marc Johnson and others (2008), \n See also\nVibraphone, \nList of vibraphonists, \n External links\nArtist website, \nSons of Sound Records\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Steve+Shapiro+Pat+Bergeson","playStationPath":"/stations/283090816/play","stationId":283090816,"bioPath":"/music/Steve+Shapiro+Pat+Bergeson/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Roger+Smith","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d00/d005ab32f413395791e4d7a691e6b259_md.jpg","artistName":"Roger Smith","artistId":74092,"station_id":266050832},{"musicPath":"/music/Soul+Ballet","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/45e/45e8a9f7574236b8257ed7dc8eb10e09_md.jpg","artistName":"Soul Ballet","artistId":12116,"station_id":115120211},{"musicPath":"/music/Steve+Oliver","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e9b/e9b538233bb637be87e12b4d216f53e8_md.jpg","artistName":"Steve Oliver","artistId":64634,"station_id":263645322},{"musicPath":"/music/Erin+Bode","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c25/c2535345aa4bcf3241cac89268bb7f12_md.jpg","artistName":"Erin Bode","artistId":12630,"station_id":113996824},{"musicPath":"/music/Shilts","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/66f/66f77a7f24b257f7c78c8fd333d4a963_md.jpg","artistName":"Shilts","artistId":463877,"station_id":401377538},{"musicPath":"/music/Rob+White","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/50e/50e16c47897bf01413057480c5334c09_md.jpg","artistName":"Rob White","artistId":150078,"station_id":299664293},{"musicPath":"/music/Brian+Hughes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/eba/eba3304a6511dce6a07544eb87589acb_md.jpg","artistName":"Brian Hughes","artistId":100174,"station_id":278792532},{"musicPath":"/music/Streetwize","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/16e/16e9d5959a024b92309eeff51f05737f_md.jpg","artistName":"Streetwize","artistId":12476,"station_id":113460146},{"musicPath":"/music/Grady+Nichols","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7f6/7f692093e05edb44c199dab368324791_md.jpg","artistName":"Grady Nichols","artistId":463885,"station_id":401376769},{"musicPath":"/music/Joe+McBride","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/47b/47b301cbe169b13200321bc6eadf6b54_md.jpg","artistName":"Joe McBride","artistId":119246,"station_id":283254353},{"musicPath":"/music/Jaared","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/965/965f49d6f4b058736c5b89ac84687182_md.jpg","artistName":"Jaared","artistId":463878,"station_id":401376770},{"musicPath":"/music/Ruth+Cameron","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b90/b90fd414dd6d3a5019e3d1e64366f812_md.jpg","artistName":"Ruth Cameron","artistId":104550,"station_id":281861713},{"musicPath":"/music/Pamela+Williams","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/211/21165f4d8e0982dfc3d72ebf29425a6f_md.jpg","artistName":"Pamela Williams","artistId":463893,"station_id":401376768},{"musicPath":"/music/Jeff+Kashiwa","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/65e/65eac43d454bbb7a32cee715abb2f369_md.jpg","artistName":"Jeff Kashiwa","artistId":12240,"station_id":113411807},{"musicPath":"/music/Gwyneth+Herbert","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8de/8defd7e68b66ee8a3553bc80439ad86f_md.jpg","artistName":"Gwyneth Herbert","artistId":130509,"station_id":285078992},{"musicPath":"/music/Jamie+Davis","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/52d/52da3206ad6426003145eaaef2528449_md.jpg","artistName":"Jamie Davis","artistId":118094,"station_id":283168804},{"musicPath":"/music/Chieli+Minucci","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7df/7dfce0eb98517d4b83f70e5acd1a1470_md.jpg","artistName":"Chieli Minucci","artistId":64568,"station_id":263642934},{"musicPath":"/music/Dan+Siegel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/922/92242c55b0098c47bedf02b55aff3d1a_md.jpg","artistName":"Dan Siegel","artistId":64570,"station_id":263641996}]}