How to Use trumpeter in a Sentence
trumpeter
noun-
The trumpeter who has been turned blue-black in the club’s dark?
— Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2020 -
In the 1960s, Marsalis played in trumpeter Al Hirt's band.
— Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 31 Jan. 2018 -
Stanley -- the trumpeter of the dawn of the age of television.
— Dick Feagler, cleveland, 25 Dec. 2020 -
The band will be joined by Hill, a young trumpeter burning up the scene.
— Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022 -
Allen was born in Morgan, Tex., the 11th of 12 children, and showed skill as a trumpeter in his youth.
— Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2021 -
That was the case with a photo of jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.
— Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 18 Oct. 2017 -
The Grammy-winning Latin jazz trumpeter and his crew do their thing.
— Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2022 -
More than 69 trumpeter swans were spotted on George Lake this year at one time.
— Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 28 Dec. 2021 -
After the dancers finished, a trumpeter started playing to the beat of the music.
— Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024 -
His father was a trumpeter in the big-band era and later a car salesman, and his mother was a nurse.
— Washington Post, 7 July 2021 -
The trumpeter describes the structure of the novel as being akin to the chorus format used in jazz.
— New York Times, 11 June 2021 -
The recording by Armstrong shows the trumpeter’s prowess in the intro and solo.
— USA Today, 22 Feb. 2021 -
Slugs closed abruptly, in 1972, after the trumpeter Lee Morgan was shot and killed on the bandstand by his wife.
— Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024 -
Louis Armstrong’s importance to the art of jazz remains undiminished, the trumpeter the face of the music around the world.
— Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2019 -
Diggy pulled some strings (read: producers) to get the trumpeter from their first date to come perform for them.
— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2018 -
The trumpeter, singer and composer started playing the horn at 14.
— Christopher Torchia, The Seattle Times, 28 Jan. 2018 -
Two costumed trumpeters entered to play their horns to announce the entrance of the King and Queen of Carnival.
— Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 14 Feb. 2018 -
And the trumpeter has been an important jazz player since his 1980s stint with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.
— Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2021 -
And he’s been collaborating with Dave Guy, trumpeter for the Roots, on a series of short films.
— Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2021 -
Soon after, Troupe found himself on the legendary jazz trumpeter’s doorstep.
— Peter Larsen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024 -
Approaching the wreath, Mr. Biden made the sign of the cross before saluting while a military band’s trumpeter played taps.
— Zach Montague, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2021 -
After the two divorced in 1967, Bley married trumpeter Mantler.
— Caroline Brew, Variety, 17 Oct. 2023 -
Having recovered from his first surgery, the trumpeter is raring to go.
— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2020 -
What followed that week was a set of the group’s most evocative live performances, which serve as a highlight in the 37-year-old trumpeter’s career.
— Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021 -
An airport police honor guard then performed a 21-gun salute and a trumpeter played taps.
— Loren Holmes, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2021 -
Scott Sessions was considered one of the best trumpeters in all of Northern Colorado.
— Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023 -
The long-running big band led by trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis.
— Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2022 -
Led by trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, this Davis tribute has a lot of dark magic to try and recapture.
— Chris Barton, latimes.com, 6 June 2018 -
The heartbeat rhythm that serves as the connective musical tissue is composed by French-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf, according to the release announcing the festival.
— Ed Christman, Billboard, 19 June 2024 -
The singer-songwriter was supported by a full band, including a trumpeter and conga player, as well as musicians on saxophone, bass, guitar, and keyboard.
— Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 18 July 2024
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