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Recent Examples of accordionist
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.
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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
At the Shubert show, the 77-year-old and Saving Grace — string player and singer Worley, singer and accordionist Suzi Dian, guitarist Tony Kelsey, cellist Barney Morse-Brown, and drummer Oli Jefferson — kept up that cooperative celebration.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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
At the Shubert show, the 77-year-old and Saving Grace — string player and singer Worley, singer and accordionist Suzi Dian, guitarist Tony Kelsey, cellist Barney Morse-Brown, and drummer Oli Jefferson — kept up that cooperative celebration.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accordionist
Noun
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Romy Kandera, who received an infusion at eighteen years old, had been a talented pianist until lupus caused swelling in her fingers.—
Jason Liebowitz,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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Lie, an accomplished jazz pianist, performed the session live.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Later, Kissin convenes a piano trio with violinist Maxim Vengerov and cellist Gautier Capuçon to tackle the composer’s major works for that instrumentation (May 18, 2027).—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the club members, three additional Mission Bay High musicians, all seniors, were invited to participate — flutist Alyssa Deaton, violinist Ian Steinberger and pianist Alexander Flores.—
Cyril A. Reinicke,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Before experimenting with an early variation of Country Joe and the Fish alongside guitarist Barry Melton in the mid-1960s, McDonald started a small magazine called Rag Baby.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Ditto at the rain-free Humphreys debuts of gospel-music legends The Blind Boys of Alabama, Brazilian music superstar Milton Nasciemento, solo guitarist Stanley Jordan, blues vocal dynamo Shemekia Copland, Portuguese fado singing star Mariza and, in 2017, the pioneering art-rock band King Crimson.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His current band features the terrific trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, and the robust saxophonist Tivon Pennicott, who has previously performed here with Grammy-winning singer (and SDSU alum) Gregory Porter.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The program opens with sets by the SJZ U19s youth combo and saxophonist Michael Webster’s group.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The singer and percussionist team up for an album of cosmic experimentalism and amorphous funk.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar. 2026
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What makes Metheny’s 2026 world tour especially alluring is that the new, five-man edition of Side-Eye features award-winning San Diego singer and percussionist Leonard Patton.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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Fennell, who is also a trombonist, has been conducting the band for about 10 months.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The area hums with culture, from galleries and artisan boutiques to live music at Stinky’s Bait Shack (go Fridays and see Matt Miller, fiddler extraordinaire) and the 30A Songwriters Festival.—
Carrie Honaker,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Feb. 2026
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The remaining band members include guitarist Patrick Sauber, lead vocalist Trisha Gagnon, five-string banjo player Nick Hornbuckle and fiddler Greg Spatz.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, the center sues a drummer and a congresswoman sues the center.—
Janay Kingsberry,
Washington Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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When the music did start, with only two band members in tow (and some occasional backing tracks), that drummer mostly used mallets, and stuck toward accents more than beats, to keep things to the hushed mode she’s known for.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Accordionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accordionist. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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