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Recent Examples of organist
He’ll be flanked in the Chrome Hearts by guitarist Micah Nelson, organist Spooner Oldham, bassist Corey McCormick and drummer Anthony LoGergo.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 3 Jan. 2025
Wanda Holloway, a 36-year-old devoted mother of two who served as an organist at the local Missionary Baptist Church, was charged with conspiring to kill the mother of her 14-year-old daughter’s cheerleading rival.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Join in the singing of beloved hymns and anthems with guest choir conductor and organist Charles Frost.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Photos of Bill wearing his home run crown and others of him posing with ballpark organist Nancy Faust still generate smiles to this day.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 3 Jan. 2025
Wanda Holloway, a 36-year-old devoted mother of two who served as an organist at the local Missionary Baptist Church, was charged with conspiring to kill the mother of her 14-year-old daughter’s cheerleading rival.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Join in the singing of beloved hymns and anthems with guest choir conductor and organist Charles Frost.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Photos of Bill wearing his home run crown and others of him posing with ballpark organist Nancy Faust still generate smiles to this day.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organist
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Marcus Shelby is teaming with pianist Jason Moran for a set of concerts dedicated to the legendary Duke Ellington.—
Randy McMullen,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The show’s music comes from off-stage pianist Lex Leigh, who also functions as the music director, providing the arrangements rhythm and other tracking instrumentation as needed.—
Christopher Smith,
Orange County Register,
3 Feb. 2025
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Check out Primus’ new drummer announcement on Instagram here.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
8 Feb. 2025
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Ireland’s Inhaler put their hand up for that slot over a decade ago when vocalist-guitarist Elijah (Eli) Hewson, guitarist Josh Jenkinson, bassist Rob Keating, and drummer Ryan McMahon joined forces during their school days.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Other honorees included jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, who played God Bless America at a State Department ceremony on Saturday night.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
8 Dec. 2024
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One night in 1969, jazz trumpeter Al Hirt, who had opened a nightclub in Atlanta, coaxed Uecker up onstage.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Jan. 2025
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The series is organized by McDaniel, a veteran Broadway music director and accompanist who also oversees the Cabaret & Performance conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 Dec. 2024
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The arrangements are stripped-down, but their furious energy remains intact as Mr. Hough all but assaults his piano keys, often dragged back from the emotional edge (or a spiraling monologue) by his accompanist on bass, Sue Goldberg.—
Brett Sokol,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2024
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Patricia Arquette learns of Lost Highway director David Lynch's death during live interview: 'There's nobody like him' Garth Hudson Garth Hudson, the keyboardist, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist who was the last surviving member of Rock and Roll legends, the Band, died Jan. 21 at 87.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Barry Goldberg, keyboardist who performed with Bob Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, has died.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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An elbow injury disrupted the career that Elaine Schmidt might have had as a high-level flutist.—
Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2025
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Anchoring the horn section is saxophonist/flutist Mitch Frohman, a founding member of the SHO who like Hernández established himself on New York’s Latin music scene during the heyday of salsa dura in the mid-‘70s.—
Andrew Gilbert,
The Mercury News,
17 Dec. 2024
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During the trip, the orchestra will partner with the renowned Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco in a series of workshops led by Grammy award-winning percussionist and bandleader Javier Cabanillas.—
Cyril A. Reinicke,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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The legendary percussionist and singer received her first and — up until this year — only Grammy nominations way back in 1985 (including one for Best New Artist) but went home empty-handed that night.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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The two-hour event launched in 2019, and this year included amenities such as face-painting, an Asian indoor market, singing by soloist Wen Gi from Gurnee, the traditional Lion Dance plus performance art by the Soaring Eagle Kung Fu group of Palatine in a lower-level courtyard.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Two other soloists from the K-pop industry have scored more than a pair of placements on the pop radio roster.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Organist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organist. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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