accompanist
noun
ac·com·pa·nist
ə-ˈkəmp-nist 
-ˈkəm-pə-
: one (such as a pianist) who plays an accompaniment
Examples of accompanist in a Sentence
He will be her accompanist on the piano.
Recent Examples on the Web
Supported only by a keyboardist called Colin Chambers, Bey summoned ghosts of soul-jazz past, often evoking Nina Simone; when her accompanist switched to the electric funk of a Fender Rhodes tone, her similarities to Roberta Flack were accentuated.
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Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
Mitchell sang while sitting in a regal white-and-gold chair, as did her accompanists.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Feb. 2024
Her publicist had invited me to her apartment to hear the then-unknown artist sing with a lone accompanist on acoustic guitar.
—Jim Farber, EW.com, 23 June 2023
How well can Devine adapt these songs to a solo setting, sans any accompanists?
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
He’s become one of jazz’s leading accompanists (and a highly esteemed composer and bandleader in his own right) by doing the work.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
In closing, faux snow fell on the stage around Eilish and her accompanists, Finneas and McBride.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2023
Finding herself in desperate need of an accompanist, Midler was sent by Ostrow to meet Manilow at his apartment.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2024
Darnielle recorded the album with producer Trina Shoemaker, who’s worked with Sheryl Crow, Indigo Girls, and the Chicks, and longtime accompanists Peter Hughes, Jon Wurster, and Matt Douglass, who have helped Darnielle’s sound evolve with each new record.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2023
Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
Mitchell sang while sitting in a regal white-and-gold chair, as did her accompanists.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Feb. 2024
Her publicist had invited me to her apartment to hear the then-unknown artist sing with a lone accompanist on acoustic guitar.
—Jim Farber, EW.com, 23 June 2023
How well can Devine adapt these songs to a solo setting, sans any accompanists?
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
He’s become one of jazz’s leading accompanists (and a highly esteemed composer and bandleader in his own right) by doing the work.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
In closing, faux snow fell on the stage around Eilish and her accompanists, Finneas and McBride.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2023
Finding herself in desperate need of an accompanist, Midler was sent by Ostrow to meet Manilow at his apartment.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2024
Darnielle recorded the album with producer Trina Shoemaker, who’s worked with Sheryl Crow, Indigo Girls, and the Chicks, and longtime accompanists Peter Hughes, Jon Wurster, and Matt Douglass, who have helped Darnielle’s sound evolve with each new record.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2023
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“Accompanist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accompanist. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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accompanist
noun
ac·com·pa·nist
ə-ˈkəmp-(ə-)nəst
: a musician who plays an accompaniment
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