Bobby Hutcherson (born January 27, 1941 in Los Angeles)[1][2] is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His vibraphone playing is suggestive of the style of Milt Jackson in its free-flowing melodicism, but his sense of harmony and group interaction is thoroughly modern. Hutcherson has influenced younger vibraphonists including Steve Nelson,[3] Joe Locke[4][5] and Stefon Harris.[6] "Little B's Poem" (from the album Components) is one of his best-known compositions.[6][7]