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The arrangements are stripped-down, but their furious energy remains intact as Mr. Hough all but assaults his piano keys, often dragged back from the emotional edge (or a spiraling monologue) by his accompanist on bass, Sue Goldberg.
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Brett Sokol, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
The crowd roared with every pitch and kept their water bottles to themselves, a worthy accompanist to a team flirting with greatness.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
In Lasker-Wallfisch’s recollection, the accompanist conjured an uncanny shimmering sound at the beginning.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
An accompanist who toured and recorded with numerous jazz luminaries before earning renown as a bandleader in his own right, Tana has been Wolff’s go-to drummer for Bay Area trio gigs from SFJAZZ to Piedmont Piano Company.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
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Brett Sokol, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
The crowd roared with every pitch and kept their water bottles to themselves, a worthy accompanist to a team flirting with greatness.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
In Lasker-Wallfisch’s recollection, the accompanist conjured an uncanny shimmering sound at the beginning.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
An accompanist who toured and recorded with numerous jazz luminaries before earning renown as a bandleader in his own right, Tana has been Wolff’s go-to drummer for Bay Area trio gigs from SFJAZZ to Piedmont Piano Company.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanist
Noun
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The Black Sabbath frontman and soloist died of a heart attack on July 22 at age 76.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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Ozzy Osbourne passed away unexpectedly on July 22, just weeks after taking to the stage for the final time, both as a soloist and as a member of Black Sabbath.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The episode explores Freeman's passion for his role and the unique experience of being a sports organist.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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According to longtime team organist Nancy Faust, a few sisters even sat near her on the infamous Disco Demolition Night.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Actor Jeff Goldblum is also a jazz pianist with a band called the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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In the early Fifties, Jordan moved to New York and married Duke Jordan, a pianist in Parker’s band.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Match tells the true story of how, in the face of discrimination and exclusion, British-Jewish rising tennis star Angela Buxton and African American athletic virtuoso Althea Gibson formed an unlikely pair that took Wimbledon by storm and forged a lifelong friendship.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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Billy Woods rose out of the Brooklyn rap underground as a virtuoso poet, one of hip-hop’s most independent and brilliant minds over the past two decades.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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Christopher McDonald plays Happy’s comically villainous, arrogant rival Shooter McGavin, maestro of the finger guns.—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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For Frankenstein, the Marine Terminal, which has served as a production hub for Netflix, had a full-scale ship floating in the waters off Lake Ontario for the maestro of monsters’ movie shoot.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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Aaron Diaz, trumpeter and bandleader for Bostin’ Brass, points to Osbourne’s eventual rise from Aston youth to globally-renowned musician as a mirror of the city’s own evolution.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
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Advertisement Like Makeba, trumpeter Hugh Masekela was also considered persona non grata by the apartheid regime, which viewed artistic expression by Black people as an act of violence.—
Time,
Time,
29 July 2025
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