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Recent Examples of pianist
The second half of the evening's festivities featured the artist performing duos with pianist Diana Krall, pianist Kenny Barron and vocalist Tammy McCann.
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Mark Guarino, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Blumberg worked with Tilbury, for instance, for around two weeks, sitting in the garden shed where the pianist keeps his Steinway, with Blumberg recording as Tilbury scribbled notes on a stave and played fragments of song.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
In the classical music business, the pianist Yuja Wang is one of the few safe bets.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Featuring a core of pianist Andy Milne, chromatic harmonica maestro Grégoire Maret and Baum’s husband, drummer Jeff Hirshfield, the group was set to tour and record in June, 2020.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Mark Guarino, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Blumberg worked with Tilbury, for instance, for around two weeks, sitting in the garden shed where the pianist keeps his Steinway, with Blumberg recording as Tilbury scribbled notes on a stave and played fragments of song.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
In the classical music business, the pianist Yuja Wang is one of the few safe bets.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Featuring a core of pianist Andy Milne, chromatic harmonica maestro Grégoire Maret and Baum’s husband, drummer Jeff Hirshfield, the group was set to tour and record in June, 2020.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pianist
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Attendees can join in the singing with guest choir conductor and organist Charles Frost, president of the Hymn Society of the United States and Canada.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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While Hudson had joined the lineup as an organist, his responsibilities grew with the group’s sound to include the keyboard, accordion, woodwinds, and brass.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
21 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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Former Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr is making a music switch from rock to country.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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My drummer Jay turned me onto Bob Marley and The Wailers in the ‘90s.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Among them: renowned British pianist John Tilbury, trumpeter Axel Dörner, saxophonist Evan Parker, and percussionist Steve Noble.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2025
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The health scare comes after Mantra of the Cosmos — which also includes Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder, percussionist Mark ‘Bez’ Berry and guitarist Andy Bell — performed Jan. 19 at Liverpool's Cavern Club, the same venue where The Beatles got their start.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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The song becomes the superstar’s fifth leader on the list, tying Taylor Swift for the second-most, and the most among soloists, since the survey began in September 2020.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Italian-American classic crossover singer (unrelated to actor Ralph Macchio), performs as both a soloist and a member of the New York tenors.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 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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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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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pianist. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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