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Composer Laura Karpman, whose credits include music for The Marvels and Lovecraft Country, developed a loose and occasionally tense jazz score for the motion picture in collaboration with pianist Patrice Rushen and flautist Elena Pinderhughes.
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Allison Hussey, Pitchfork, 15 Dec. 2023
The song is constructed from an array of clips, including old Usher performance footage, a gospel choir, a marching band, fan home videos, a busking flautist, a small string section, and a group beatboxing at a diner table.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
New Blue Sun is a surprise album in more ways than one: In place of beats, bars, and singing, the 87-minute record presents André the flautist.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Nov. 2023
Benjamin is not a virtuosic flautist, and he’s described the album as a document of discovery.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
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Allison Hussey, Pitchfork, 15 Dec. 2023
The song is constructed from an array of clips, including old Usher performance footage, a gospel choir, a marching band, fan home videos, a busking flautist, a small string section, and a group beatboxing at a diner table.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
New Blue Sun is a surprise album in more ways than one: In place of beats, bars, and singing, the 87-minute record presents André the flautist.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Nov. 2023
Benjamin is not a virtuosic flautist, and he’s described the album as a document of discovery.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flautist
Noun
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Ayers began to gain widespread recognition for his collaboration with flutist Herbie Mann.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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Celeb flutist Nestor Torres chatted with Miami Beach’s First Couple from the sidelines, inquiring as to what the insanity was all about.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Young pianists in grades K-12 can compete for the first-place prize of a $250 contract to perform one movement of a concerto in a concert with the North Coast Symphony Orchestra on June 14.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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The composer asks for a gradual crescendo, which most pianists interpret as a stepwise intensification of the big chords, with the low notes following suit.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Brady was a percussionist in the KC Jazz Quintet and became a member of the Elder Statesmen of Kansas City Jazz, an esteemed group of performers recognized for their impact on the local scene, going on to serve on the advisory committee of the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2025
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An arrestingly versatile quartet of musicians led by percussionist Tlale Makhene (joined by Nathan Koci on accordion and banjo, Marika Hughes on cello and Thandi Ntuli on piano) seems to hold the whole world of music in their hands.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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The residences of many important artists have been lost, including those of the jazz saxophonist Benny Maupin, 84, and the jazz trumpeter Bobby Bradford, 90, whose collections of musical instruments were also destroyed.—
Sam Lubell,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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But the Black Bottom neighborhood is a center of the city’s music scene, and the Paradise Cafe is one of its oldest jazz clubs, one that trumpeter and bandleader Blue has inherited from his parents.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Theater organists develop their own musical repertoires, rehearse with a film, then adapt to their audience.—
Heather Kathryn Ross,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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His father was a church organist who taught in Lutheran elementary schools, and Marty attended a Lutheran prep school.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In December of 2024, Bhad Bhabie, born Danielle Bregoli, accused the daughter of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker of trying to steal Le Vaughn from her.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The group — which also includes drummer Carlos Guerrero, bassist Brian Ortega and guitarist/bajo quinto player Beto Acosta — hopes to eventually open up the space for visiting collaborators and friends to crash there.—
Paula Mejía,
Billboard,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Flautist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flautist. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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