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Recent Examples of organist
After the event, Cruise was seen messing around with the grand pipe organ, shown in pictures shared by the concert’s conductor Ben Palmer and organist Anna Lapwood.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2024
The band also featured organist Spooner Oldham, drummer Anthony LoGerfo, and bassist Corey McCormick.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
Festivities begin with an onstage concert by organist Jerry Nagano playing the theater’s mighty Wurlitze and continue with the opera excerpts and all manner of tricks and sleights of hand by the magician/mentalist David Martinez.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
Greenspan’s elastic voice and ceaselessly expressive hands also turn him into Ulysses—a church organist from the Faulkner south whose fanatical devotion to Theda led him, like Iras, straight to her door—and into Detective Finale, Iras’s gumshoe father who’s on the case of their disappearance.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2024
The band also featured organist Spooner Oldham, drummer Anthony LoGerfo, and bassist Corey McCormick.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
Festivities begin with an onstage concert by organist Jerry Nagano playing the theater’s mighty Wurlitze and continue with the opera excerpts and all manner of tricks and sleights of hand by the magician/mentalist David Martinez.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
Greenspan’s elastic voice and ceaselessly expressive hands also turn him into Ulysses—a church organist from the Faulkner south whose fanatical devotion to Theda led him, like Iras, straight to her door—and into Detective Finale, Iras’s gumshoe father who’s on the case of their disappearance.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organist
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His parents were both music educators, and Koerner followed a similar path, working as a freelance pianist in his 20s.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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On stage, South African pianist/vocalist Nduduzo Makhathini is less interested in playing music than in repairing the world, performing sonic rituals that nurture, heal and transform audiences and musicians alike.Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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After their final show in Melbourne, Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion will head to Sydney to finish their Australian leg before moving on to New Zealand.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Featuring the longtime band lineup of singer Bruce Dickinson, bassist Steve Harris, drummer Nicko McBrain, and guitarists Dave Murray, Janick Gers and Adrian Smith, Iron Maiden devoted their two-hour set consisting mostly of music from the 2021 record Senjutsu and the 1986 album Somewhere in Time.David Chiu, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Bandleader Lionel Hampton, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and other giants also tapped the young Jones for their European tours.Lisa Respers France, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Producer, arranger, trumpeter, executive, and more, Jones won 28 Grammy Awards and guided historic sessions with such giants as Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, and Michael Jackson in addition to his groundbreaking work in film and television.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
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The crowd roared with every pitch and kept their water bottles to themselves, a worthy accompanist to a team flirting with greatness.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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In Lasker-Wallfisch’s recollection, the accompanist conjured an uncanny shimmering sound at the beginning.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
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From the original Foreigner lineup, only Gramm, keyboardist Al Greenwood, and bassist Rick Wills made the trek to Cleveland to be lauded.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Yorke and other members of Radiohead, including guitarist and keyboardist Jonny Greenwood, have received criticism over the past seven years for performing in Israel.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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The album takes the acclaimed lyricist from the rap world to jazz as a woodwind artist, highlighting him as a flutist.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Its May 15, 2025 concert will feature the world premiere of a new rhapsody for orchestra by Knights violinist and vocalist Christine Courtin, written collaboratively with Knights flutist and vocalist Alex Sopp.Jane Levere, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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The 13-year-old percussionist grabbed a big drum and got ready to throw it at the shooter.Nouran Salahieh, Michelle Krupa and Nicole Chavez, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
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The Black Keys singer-guitarist appears with James in the video, alongside bassist Adrian Marmolejo, drummer Jeffrey Clemens, and percussionist Sam Bacco.Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Violinist Liana Bérubé will be the soloist for the concert, set for 7 p.m. at St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1205 Pine Ave.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Nuptial music was by pianist Rev. Frode Gundersen and soloists Kirt Thomas and Dr. Colin Behl.Cary Jenkins, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Organist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organist. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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