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Recent Examples of pianist
After a random stint as a mime in Paris, Rush got his big break in 1996, starring in Shine as the child-prodigy pianist David Helfgott.
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airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
Hazel Scott, a multi-gifted singer and jazz pianist, was the first African-American woman to host her own television show.
—Zaneilia Harris, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
When Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his classical pianist wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead on the floor in different rooms of their New Mexico home last week, investigators set to work unraveling the mystery of what happened.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
In the mid-1970s Keith Jarrett wasn’t just a popular jazz pianist.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
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airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
Hazel Scott, a multi-gifted singer and jazz pianist, was the first African-American woman to host her own television show.
—Zaneilia Harris, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
When Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his classical pianist wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead on the floor in different rooms of their New Mexico home last week, investigators set to work unraveling the mystery of what happened.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
In the mid-1970s Keith Jarrett wasn’t just a popular jazz pianist.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pianist
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
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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
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By heading to Charlotte, that means the tour also will bring the Beatles drummer to the region where his beloved Ludwig drums are made.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top have announced that their longtime drummer, Frank Beard, is taking a break from touring to treat an undisclosed ailment.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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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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Emily Bromberg, a former principal soloist at Miami City Ballet and a performer with Dimensions for more than two seasons, will contribute her second work for the troupe.—
Guillermo Perez,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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After 16 years signed as a soloist and member of boy band SHINee under SM Entertainment, Taemin opted not to renew his solo contract with the legacy label in March 2024 and moved to relative newcomer in BPM Entertainment.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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Local trumpeter Joshua Trinidad will also appear at Dazzle, on March 1.—
Bret Saunders,
The Denver Post,
3 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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This lineup of Fountains of Wayne finds Collingwood joined by two mainstays of the group, lead guitarist Jody Porter and drummer Brian Young, plus their touring keyboardist Steven M. Gold and a new conscript, bassist Max Collins (of Eve 6).—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The late Fleetwood Mac keyboardist and vocalist — who died in November 2022 at age 79 — purchased the home in the Belgravia neighborhood of London in 2015, according to a press release from the listing agency, Beauchamp Estates.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pianist. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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