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accordionist

noun

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as in pianist

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Recent Examples of accordionist The accordionist stomped sideways under the stage lights, sweat running down his temples, looking like Angus Young sans schoolboy shorts. — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 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. — 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

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Noun

This time, though, Bing Wang (associate concertmaster), Robert deMaine (principal cello) and Joanne Pearce Martin (the orchestra’s pianist) have long been playing together in the orchestra, as well as in chamber music settings.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The track featured such pros as guitarist Jeff Baxter, pianist Larry Knechtel and trumpeter Jerry Hey.

— Paul Grein, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of pianist

Noun

Guests were also treated to a live music production, which included performances by saxophonist Alek Sanchez-Tellez, violinist Katarina Baumgart and French singer Ana-Maria Desai.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Live music was provided by saxophonist Alek Sanchez-Tellez, violinist Katarina Baumgart, and French singer Ana-Maria Desai.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of violinist

Noun

Dogstar features guitarist and lead vocalist Bret Domrose, drummer Robert Mailhouse and Reeves, who plays bass, according to a press release from Hollywood Casino Aurora on Thursday.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
The track featured such pros as guitarist Jeff Baxter, pianist Larry Knechtel and trumpeter Jerry Hey.

— Paul Grein, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of guitarist

Noun

The real-life jazz quartet from Gelber’s play—headlined by the saxophonist Jackie McLean and the pianist Freddie Redd—performed at length on camera.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Guests were also treated to a live music production, which included performances by saxophonist Alek Sanchez-Tellez, violinist Katarina Baumgart and French singer Ana-Maria Desai.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of saxophonist

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Philip Bailey and his son, Oshunde, have been touring together for the better part of 16 years in Earth, Wind & Fire — the band that Bailey, the insanely groovy singer and percussionist, has been a member of since 1972.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Segovia, a percussionist, has always filled his home with music – playing impromptu concerts for the neighborhood out of open garage doors or inviting friends and fellow musicians over to jam.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of percussionist

Noun

The main stage featured local performers including Brass and Boujee, with Kansas City rapper and entrepreneur Kemet Coleman and hip-hop trombonist Kadesh Flow.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
For composer and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist Christopher Crenshaw, that collective spirit is the music’s genius.

— Abraham Swee, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of trombonist

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With Pa being a fiddler, music played a significant role in Wilder’s work and Sonnenshine was determined to reflect that; all the songs played in Season 1 are from the books.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
That’s what will be going on July 9 in Walnut Creek when the incredibly talented Bay Area fiddler Tom Rigney comes to the Lesher Center to kick off the venue’s Summer Sounds free concert series.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of fiddler

Noun

For the arena version of the tour, Styles and his airtight band, led by fan-favorite drummer Sarah Jones, are situated in the center of an oval.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Dogstar features guitarist and lead vocalist Bret Domrose, drummer Robert Mailhouse and Reeves, who plays bass, according to a press release from Hollywood Casino Aurora on Thursday.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

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