Examples of bandleader in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Among the jazz musicians with whom Mr. Sanborn recorded were the guitarists George Benson, Mike Stern and John Scofield, the bassist Ron Carter, and the arrangers and bandleaders Gil Evans and Bob James.
—
Alex Williams, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Albini died of a heart attack at the age of 61 on May 7, leaving behind a handful of intense and purposeful albums as a bandleader and thousands of remarkably diverse projects as a producer and engineer.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 May 2024
Singer Mahalia Jackson and composer and bandleader Duke Ellington in the Columbia Records studio recording the album 'Black, Brown and Beige' in February 1958 in Los Angeles, Calif.
—Larry Tye, TIME, 9 May 2024
Ellington gave breakthrough performances in three Paramount films in the 1930s, but was paid just half of what white bandleader Guy Lombardo got in the same era for a single Paramount picture.
—Larry Tye, Fortune, 4 May 2024
Jason Moran’s rearrangements of the early 20th-century composer and bandleader James Reese Europe’s compositions.
—Kadish Morris, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Headlining the affair is Grammy-winning Bay Area percussionist, composer and bandleader Javier Cabanillas and his group Cabanijazz Project.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Directed by Jeffrey Polk with music direction and conducting by bandleader Duane Benjamin, the smooth and fast-paced show wasn’t presented in chronological order of the hits produced by Motown from 1961-1971.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
Thad Jones was one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists and a brilliant composer, arranger and bandleader.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
Alex Williams, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Albini died of a heart attack at the age of 61 on May 7, leaving behind a handful of intense and purposeful albums as a bandleader and thousands of remarkably diverse projects as a producer and engineer.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 May 2024
Singer Mahalia Jackson and composer and bandleader Duke Ellington in the Columbia Records studio recording the album 'Black, Brown and Beige' in February 1958 in Los Angeles, Calif.
—Larry Tye, TIME, 9 May 2024
Ellington gave breakthrough performances in three Paramount films in the 1930s, but was paid just half of what white bandleader Guy Lombardo got in the same era for a single Paramount picture.
—Larry Tye, Fortune, 4 May 2024
Jason Moran’s rearrangements of the early 20th-century composer and bandleader James Reese Europe’s compositions.
—Kadish Morris, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Headlining the affair is Grammy-winning Bay Area percussionist, composer and bandleader Javier Cabanillas and his group Cabanijazz Project.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Directed by Jeffrey Polk with music direction and conducting by bandleader Duane Benjamin, the smooth and fast-paced show wasn’t presented in chronological order of the hits produced by Motown from 1961-1971.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
Thad Jones was one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists and a brilliant composer, arranger and bandleader.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'bandleader.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near bandleader
Cite this Entry
“Bandleader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandleader. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share