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An accompanist who toured and recorded with numerous jazz luminaries before earning renown as a bandleader in his own right, Tana has been Wolff’s go-to drummer for Bay Area trio gigs from SFJAZZ to Piedmont Piano Company.
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Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
As one of the Southland’s leading accompanists he’s made forays north in recent years with artists like saxophonist Remy Le Boeuf and vocalist Sara Gazarek.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
Records, a once-mighty jazz label that had gone dormant at Universal, in 2014, and released albums by the Henry Butler-Steven Bernstein Hot 9, the pianists Sullivan Fortner and Rodney Kendrick (Ms. Lincoln’s onetime accompanist), Mr. Haden and others.
—Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 10 June 2024
Van Zweden has been a courteous concerto accompanist, and in January, with the pianist Rudolf Buchbinder, a soloist of patrician grace, Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto glowed, surging forward without feeling pressed.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 7 June 2024
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Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
As one of the Southland’s leading accompanists he’s made forays north in recent years with artists like saxophonist Remy Le Boeuf and vocalist Sara Gazarek.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
Records, a once-mighty jazz label that had gone dormant at Universal, in 2014, and released albums by the Henry Butler-Steven Bernstein Hot 9, the pianists Sullivan Fortner and Rodney Kendrick (Ms. Lincoln’s onetime accompanist), Mr. Haden and others.
—Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 10 June 2024
Van Zweden has been a courteous concerto accompanist, and in January, with the pianist Rudolf Buchbinder, a soloist of patrician grace, Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto glowed, surging forward without feeling pressed.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 7 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanist
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It’s been less than a year since J-Hope last released music as a soloist.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The violin soloist is Adrian Sylveen and the conductor is Damiano Tognetti.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
1 Feb. 2025
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The daughter of a church organist, Flack began playing classical piano at a young age.—
Kalhan Rosenblatt,
NBC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Bottom 12, eliminated from at least next two ballots Helen Dell, 22.7% (18.3%): More love than expected for the long-time stadium organist.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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The Wicked star, an accomplished jazz pianist with three albums to his name, played As Time Goes By in tribute to stars including David Lynch and Maggie Smith.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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At 18, Brandes organized a concert in Cologne for jazz pianist Keith Jarrett.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
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Artist’s Muse and Sonic Healer: Alice Coltrane, a jazz virtuoso who devoted much of her life to a spiritual journey, is a beacon for today’s artists.—
Sarah Maslin Nir,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Conducted by Ruth Reinhardt, the work featured saxophone virtuoso Steven Banks in his Minnesota Orchestra debut.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
29 Jan. 2025
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Dimitri Mitropoulos, the house’s leading maestro, conducted.—
Joshua Barone,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Not all of that, obviously, is on their modern-day trade maestro, and current president of baseball ops, Jerry Dipoto, now entering his 10th season atop this front office.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Other performers included Harry Connick Jr. with jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard, the Soul Rebels and the Original Pinettes.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 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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“Accompanist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanist. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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