pianist

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Recent Examples of pianist Billy Joel is looking back at his complicated relationship with his father, classical pianist Howard Joel. EW.com, 19 July 2025 Local jazz pianist Jen Allen and her powerful sextet of vocalist Leala Cyr and Alejandra Sofia, guitarist Dan Liparini, bassist Matt Dwonszyk and drummer Jonathan Barber celebrate their new album with a release party at The Side Door in Old Lyme on July 19 at 7:30 p.m. $53-$64. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025 From great jazz vocalists like Dianne Reeves and legends like Branford Marsalis to emerging local and international talent and highly entertaining and flamboyant gigs from pianist Jeff Goldblum and hip hop legend Nas, the festival is a sheer delight for music lovers. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025 Composer and pianist Jason Moran is no longer the Kennedy Center's artistic director for jazz. Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pianist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pianist
Noun
  • Bobby Freeman has been the Arizona Diamondbacks' organist since the team's inception in 1998.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
  • Danger moved to Hollywood in 1987 after the organist from his Minnesota church sold his turkey farm to move to the beach — and invited Danger to become the pastor at St. John’s.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Style came mainly from soloists — especially the principal flutist Robert Langevin’s shapely contributions — and from the New York Philharmonic Chorus, directed by Malcolm J. Merriweather, which leaned into Ravel’s rich tonal colors.
    Anastasia Tsioulcas, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • Live bands and Basque flutists pirouette around gigantes and bigheads, dancers with enormous papier-mâché heads of historical figures including kings, queens and Moors.
    Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Draped in all-white, the Colombian star was flanked by dancers and drummers repping the colors of his native country.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 July 2025
  • Phil Crews always wanted to be a drummer and percussionist.
    C. R. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Flanking him, a cornet player and a percussionist bounced to the rhythm.
    Ben Miller Laetitia Vançon, New York Times, 24 July 2025
  • In addition to Prince and his close musical confidants Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, as well as percussionist Sheila E., Revolution keyboardist Dr. Fink and drummer Bobby Z. appear in the movie, along with singer and Prince collaborator Sheena Easton.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • He was credited as a soloist alongside Joel Smallbone and as part of the cast of Journey to Bethlehem.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Amplification met the glaring illumination with the evening’s piano soloist, Kirill Gerstein, unnaturally dominating a sonically repressed orchestra.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Later in the night he was joined by trumpeter Maurice Brown, and the two collaborated on a rousing, high-energy performance that was a hit among the revelers.
    Kelly Wetherille, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
  • Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong, who played the Shubert Theatre in 1943 and 1947.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • As delightful as the performances remain, they are overshadowed by the death of keyboardist Brent Mydland — whose drug overdose on July 26 permanently altered the trajectory of the band and sent Garcia into a dark spiral — and nightmarish management.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
  • She was joined by her full band, including a trumpet section and accordion, and supported by her keyboardist Albert Menendez singing Maluma’s parts.
    Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025

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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pianist. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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