Thesaurus results for ACCOMPANIST

accompanist

noun

Definition of accompanist

as in soloist

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Recent Examples of accompanist An accompanist will be provided. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026 Miles Messier fades into the background as the piano accompanist. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2026 The smart shopper will already note signs of staleness and mold in the old practice of a singer in stiff white tie and tails or gaudy gown, standing, arm propped on piano, of the second banana accompanist. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026 Singer-songwriter Holly Near had hired Bucchino as a piano accompanist for her performances at a conference at the tropical getaway. — CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accompanist

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Noun

Jennie has also collected two Adult Pop Airplay hits as a soloist.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
But Paul Simon as a soloist is one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Definition of soloist

Noun

The music fest is directed by Raúl Prieto Ramírez, Spreckels Organ Society’s artistic director and San Diego’s civic organist.

— Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
The headliners are The Breaks, a jazz/funk/roots super-trio of sorts featuring Galactic drummer Stanton Moore, Greyboy Allstars organist Robert Walter, and New Mastersounds guitarist Eddie Roberts.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Definition of organist

Noun

This complicated story of mix-ups and mishaps at sea will be accompanied by the pianist and organist Ben Model, who will share keyboard duties with Makia Matsumura throughout the festival.

— Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Then, in early September, Laurie Anderson, the pianist Thomas Bartlett, and others join forces to mark the centenary of Allen Ginsberg’s birth.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Definition of pianist

Noun

Each band member was a virtuoso on his instrument, four guys creating something compelling on their own, but fitting together like a super-sonic Tetris puzzle.

— Jonathan Schwartz, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
Jones eventually embraced a broad swath of influences ranging from the inimitable Stevie Wonder to prog-rock virtuoso Keith Emerson.

— Dave Gil De Rubio, Daily News, 14 July 2026

Definition of virtuoso

Noun

Stephen King‘s Desperation is headed to the big screen, with Searchlight bringing together some high flying names to develop a take on the 1996 novel by the horror maestro.

— Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
Like a maestro whose true medium is the moment, she’s given us nothing to do but wait and find out.

— Caryn Ganz, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026

Definition of maestro

Noun

Being a pilot has come in handy during his career as a violinist, too.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Playing her festival debut in Monterey Jazz’s intimate Pacific Jazz Café last September, Cuban violinist and vocalist Yilian Cañizares delivered one of the season’s most memorable sets.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Definition of violinist

Noun

For this, Golub assembled a band including trumpeter Amir ElSaffar, who has made his own deep dives into microtonal music, inspired a great deal by Iraqi maqams, and five-string violinist Layale Chaker.

— Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 July 2026
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution spoke with Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant, Mike Love of the Beach Boys and trumpeter Lee Loughnane of Chicago about what keeps them on the road.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 14 July 2026

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