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Recent Examples of harpist
Playing bass in his place is Rob Jost, while harpist Mikaela Davis hops on a few tracks for levity, too.
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Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
Now, local harpist and songwriter Calvin Arsenia is working to ensure that legacy continues.
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J.m. Banks
june 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
The program includes the church ensemble, harpist Destiny Muhammad’s trio, and a North-meets-South Indo-jazz trio with Carnatic saxophonist Prasant Radhakrishnan and percussionist Sameer Gupta (who founded RootStock Arts).
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Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Though a genre-fluid affair, the Blue Note fest also features some of the most adventurous pacesetters in modern jazz, among them the flautist Shabaka, the London septet Kokoroko, the trumpeter Chief Adjuah, and the harpist Brandee Younger.
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Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
Tiu, a Southern California harpist who has graced stages from Seattle to Savannah, recently served as Visiting Principal Harp of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.
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News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Scottish harpist Maeve Gilchrist, American violinist Mazz Swift and Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu make up the ensemble’s texturally acute international string section.
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Andrew Gilbert,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
Gutierrez wore a striking red silk gown with a black cape and a spiky headpiece, a look inspired by past highlights in her metal harpist career.
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Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Walker-Figueroa has worked as a professional ballet and modern dancer, research assistant, classical harpist, bartender, literary editor, and creative writing instructor and is currently an assistant professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
Now, local harpist and songwriter Calvin Arsenia is working to ensure that legacy continues.
—
J.m. Banks
june 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
The program includes the church ensemble, harpist Destiny Muhammad’s trio, and a North-meets-South Indo-jazz trio with Carnatic saxophonist Prasant Radhakrishnan and percussionist Sameer Gupta (who founded RootStock Arts).
—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Though a genre-fluid affair, the Blue Note fest also features some of the most adventurous pacesetters in modern jazz, among them the flautist Shabaka, the London septet Kokoroko, the trumpeter Chief Adjuah, and the harpist Brandee Younger.
—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
Tiu, a Southern California harpist who has graced stages from Seattle to Savannah, recently served as Visiting Principal Harp of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.
—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Scottish harpist Maeve Gilchrist, American violinist Mazz Swift and Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu make up the ensemble’s texturally acute international string section.
—
Andrew Gilbert,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
Gutierrez wore a striking red silk gown with a black cape and a spiky headpiece, a look inspired by past highlights in her metal harpist career.
—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Walker-Figueroa has worked as a professional ballet and modern dancer, research assistant, classical harpist, bartender, literary editor, and creative writing instructor and is currently an assistant professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University.
—
Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harpist
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Drones and water choreography, acrobats, and a floating pianist paired with over-the-top performances by Leona Lewis and opera singer Joseph Calleja transformed the night into a spectacle.
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The Fremont software engineer and entrepreneur has carved out a bustling career as a jazz pianist, a realm where children of the Great Depression share the bandstand with Gen Z teenagers.
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Lavers is riding with the same crew as the first go-around, which includes his partner McGrory, who sings under the alias Colle, and the violinist Zachary Paul.
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He is lured by the sound of music down a Montmartre street to Nicholas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), an old friend from his village who has grown up to be a talented violinist and rakish twink.
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The director of music and organist says making music in the historic space is a thrill.
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Mihalka profiles several of baseball’s most prominent ballpark organists, including Gladys Goodding, who worked the keys and pedals for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1942 to 1957, and Nancy Faust, who was the organist for the Chicago White Sox from 1970 to 2010.
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The flutist Denis Bouriakov and the bassoonist Whitney Crockett applied pinpoint dexterity to Paganini and Rossini, respectively.
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Also on the program was popular jazz pianist Danny Green, a fine pairing of flutist Elena Yarritu with pianist Cho-Hyun Park, and a cool duo of John Offerkuch on piano with Ian Harland on vibes.
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Richards will perform with guitarist Lenny Smith with the Lenny Smith Project.
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The headliners are The Breaks, a jazz/funk/roots super-trio of sorts featuring Galactic drummer Stanton Moore, Greyboy Allstars organist Robert Walter, and New Mastersounds guitarist Eddie Roberts.
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The two attempted to keep talking as they were played off by a saxophonist, which host Druski had warned about earlier in the evening.
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The upbeat song in which Jagger envisions the end of the world also features Winwood on piano and organ, Watt on synths and background vocals, saxophonist James King, and trumpeter Ron Blake.
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The season’s artistic partners include Nagy, pianist Richard Goode, cellist Abel Selaocoe, violist Tabea Zimmermann and violinist Alina Ibragimova, who returns for Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in her first performances since being named an artistic partner in 2026.
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The quartet also features violinist Sindri Lederer, violist Andrea Berger and pianist Antonia Koster.
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The core group now augments itself with the bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone, trombonist Weston Olencki, and, for the first time in the band’s history, vocals.
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Rollins and his two older siblings were all introduced to music early by their father, who was a clarinetist.
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“Harpist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harpist. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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