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Recent Examples of accordionist
Like most of her bandmates, Madden grew up in a musical family; her dad was an accordionist who played hundreds of functions in the Northeast.
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Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
It’s all served well by the imaginative music of (mostly) Michael Koerner, delivered onstage by the duo of accordionist Victor Zupanc and guitarist Joe Cruz.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
No, the accordionist is my art-historian partner, Sarah Jane Checkland, who has been playing for 25 years.
—Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
It’s all served well by the imaginative music of (mostly) Michael Koerner, delivered onstage by the duo of accordionist Victor Zupanc and guitarist Joe Cruz.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
No, the accordionist is my art-historian partner, Sarah Jane Checkland, who has been playing for 25 years.
—Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accordionist
Noun
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Dewey is excused from his parents’ anniversary party, given his success as a pianist, but Lois demands that everyone else be present, including Malcolm.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jazz band member Julia Wickless, 17, a pianist, hopes to play in college, but not make music her career.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The performance of the Rózsa just missed the 70th anniversary of its world premiere, the DSO then led by Walter Hendl, with the most famous violinist of the day, Jascha Heifetz.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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From the stage of Amsterdam's historic concert hall, violinist Hyunjin Cho and cellist Efstratia Chaloulakou look out over row after row of young faces illuminated by the glow of laptop screens.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The guitarist, who joined No Doubt in 1988, then shifted the conversation to his health.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2026
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Tom Dumont, guitarist for No Doubt, disclosed his early onset Parkinson’s diagnosis on social media Sunday.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In addition, saxophonist Kamasi Washington will perform both is 2023 album Fearless Movement in its entirety as well as a set featuring the works of John Coltrane and Miles Davis.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
7 Apr. 2026
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And after Clarence Clemons died in 2011, it was again reborn in honor of the late saxophonist.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Jackson and his band—including guitarist Teddy Kumpel, drummer Doug Yowell, and Peruvian percussionist Paulo Stagnaro—will tour extensively this year across 14 countries, beginning a North American run May 11 at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie, New York.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
7 Apr. 2026
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The multidisciplinary arts center in East Palo Alto is launching its inaugural Sunset Concerts series on May 9 with Pete Escovedo, a percussionist known for his work with Santana, Azteca and his own orchestra.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her father was a jazz trombonist and her mother a pianist.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
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Wayne Henderson, trombonist for the Jazz Crusaders, had co-produced the debut album, 1984’s Centipede, for Michael’s sister Rebbie with Michael, Tito, and Randy Jackson.—
Greg Poole,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Taylor resumed his music career in 1995 and launched an independent label, Train Wreck Records, in 2007, intimate, Americana tunes with the likes of singer-violinist Carrie Rodriguez, guitarist John Platania, bassist Tony Mercadante and singer-fiddler Kendel Carson.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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The fierce and feet-pounding new cast includes four-time World Champion Irish dancer Keeva Corry and Australia’s competitive Irish dancers and brothers Will and Kieran Bryant, along with Will’s girlfriend, fiddler Haley Richardson.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Takaichi is a hard rock and heavy metal music fan and was an avid drummer in her college days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The former Nine Inch Nails drummer claimed such an instance happened at his 2020 wedding between DeLonge, 50, and Reznor, 60.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Accordionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accordionist. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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