as in violinist
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The season concludes on July 25 with pop pianist Ben Folds joining the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adam Boyles, for an evening of his own songs and other music.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Twenty years ago, before all the shiny gold statues, platinum-selling albums, and critical acclaim, John Legend was an upstart singer and pianist, bouncing between Philadelphia and New York trying to get a record deal.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Many of those songs and others are in the musical (a booklet in the Playbill introduces each one, with illustrations by the flutist Hery Paz), along with most of those musicians and singers.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 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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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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The percussionist has expressed his desire that, before teaching congas or timbas, musicians in Puerto Rico learn to play the pandero and the barril, national instruments that do not receive the same recognition as the cuatro, Puerto Rico’s national guitar.—
Camille Padilla Dalmau of 9 Millones,
refinery29.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The console, where the organist sits at the keyboards, is typically all the audience can see.—
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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The asterisk in that is that the group did do a short tour in 2021-22 — but with the famous Blondie drummer Clem Burke sitting in for Schock, who had to sit out gigs due to thumb surgery.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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This song, there’s no drummer—the alienation of it always was fascinating.—
Laura Snapes,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents the European ensemble and trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo in a concert featuring works by Avril Coleridge-Taylor, Haydn and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. 8 p.m. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Besides Barron, this terrific group also includes bassist Christian McBride, saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, drummer Johnathan Blake and trumpeter Mike Rodriguez.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Jennie Joins a Small Group of K-Pop Soloists When looking at all K-pop soloists, Jennie becomes just the fourth to place on the Adult Pop Airplay chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The ensemble, under the baton of its music director, Gianandrea Noseda, performed Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 2, with Leonidas Kavakos as the soloist.—
Javier C. Hernández,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Violist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violist. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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