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Whitfield, a 39-year-old gifted pianist, died after police responded to a 911 call from his parents — Gladys Whitfield and Herman Whitfield Jr. — for a mental health emergency about 3:20 a.m. April 25, 2022.
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Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
Despite their age, both Barlow and Bear had worked in the industry for years before becoming a duo; Barlow was a professional pop songwriter, while Bear worked as a pianist and composer since the age of five.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
In the surprise promotional video, the pianist is seen chilling with a band all rocking New Orleans Saints football jerseys.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 2 Dec. 2024
That’s why her scenes with the rehearsal pianist Ronald—including one prominently featuring a cassette recorder—point in the direction of the movie that nearly was.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
Despite their age, both Barlow and Bear had worked in the industry for years before becoming a duo; Barlow was a professional pop songwriter, while Bear worked as a pianist and composer since the age of five.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
In the surprise promotional video, the pianist is seen chilling with a band all rocking New Orleans Saints football jerseys.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 2 Dec. 2024
That’s why her scenes with the rehearsal pianist Ronald—including one prominently featuring a cassette recorder—point in the direction of the movie that nearly was.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pianist
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These nocturnal artisans were assisted by the four organists of Notre Dame, each of whom was intimately acquainted with the unique character of the organ’s sound from years spent playing the instrument.Caroline Baum and Sérène Nourrison, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Nationally renowned theater organist Mark Herman performs songs of the season.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2024
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Upcoming performers are flutist Lori Bell on June 28, singer Melissa Morgan on July 26, singer Rose Mallett on Aug. 23, flutist Holly Hofmann on Sept. 27 and trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos on Friday, Oct. 25.Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 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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Most of the lineup for the 2025 festival has been announced, including former Beatles drummer Pete Best.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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The surviving members of Soundgarden — drummer Matt Cameron, guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Ben Shepherd — reunited onstage Saturday to perform a set of the band’s music at a Seattle benefit concert.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024
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The first few rows of the back area of the orchestra section are an ideal vantage point to catch all the excitement as well as not be overwhelmed by those offstage percussionists.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
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Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory was written and recorded collaboratively with Van Etten’s bandmates—percussionist Jorge Balbi, bassist Devra Hoff, and multi-instrumentalist Teeny Lieberson.Walden Green, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2024
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Five soloists boast multiple merry leaders: Josh Groban (four); Michael Bublé and Kimberley Locke (three each); and Jim Brickman and Meghan Trainor (two each).Gary Trust, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
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While some idols wait years to tour internationally as soloists or apart from their groups, Hwasa is seizing the opportunity early to prove that her appeal extends far beyond her home country.Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Washington plays the trumpeter Bleek, a flashy, jazz-loving young man whose talent is always running neck and neck with his penchant for self-sabotage.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
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The tree made its first TV appearance on The Howdy Doody Show, and decorations went from cranberries and popcorn to red garland, white plastic globes, icicle lights and wiry white angel trumpeters.Kate Hogan, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Gahan’s uncertainty comes after an extensive world tour in support of the release of 2023’s Memento Mori, which was their first album after the unexpected death of founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Those two singers and their bandmates, bassist/violinist/clarinetist John Fernandes, keyboardist Pete Erchick, and drummer Eric Harris, discovered wavelengths that have kept echoing for nearly 30 years now.Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pianist. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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