Thesaurus results for BASSOONIST

bassoonist

noun

Definition of bassoonist

as in violinist

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Recent Examples of bassoonist The flutist Denis Bouriakov and the bassoonist Whitney Crockett applied pinpoint dexterity to Paganini and Rossini, respectively. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 On The Mountain The duo Dyad — violinist Niv Ashkenazi and bassoonist Leah Kohn — performs their own arrangements of selections from Ernest Bloch, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Niccolo Paganini, Irving Berlin, Bruce Babcock, Johann Sebastian Bach, Camille Saint-Saëns and George Gershwin. — Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 But guest violinist Nick Eanet’s instrument too often disappeared in combinations, especially with fairly bold projection from interim principal bassoonist George Sakakeeny. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Mariachi Damas de Jalisco are making room for songs made famous by women, violinist Elizabeth Sosa tells me.

— Zoey Goto, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
His father, Stanley Silverman, is a composer who has arranged music for Sting and Paul Simon; his mother, Mary (Delson) Silverman,was an opera singer, and his stepmother a violinist.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of violinist

Noun

Toward the end of the evening, the jazz pianist, a dapper man named Lafayette, took the microphone to thank each member of the band.

— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
The music school Toki Rapa Nui, co-founded by classical pianist Mahani Teave, offers occasional concerts and guided visits of its sustainable Earthship building, which is shaped like an eight-petal flower.

— Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of pianist

Noun

His father, saxophonist, flutist and vocalist Scott Mayo, performed with Earth, Wind & Fire and Sérgio Mendes.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Elena Pinderhughes, Club Molson Elena Pinderhughes brought her unique blend of jazz, soul and improvisation to Club Molson, showcasing her talents as a flutist, vocalist and composer.

— Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of flutist

Noun

The trombonist Cutler is played by Terence Archie as stolid, unassuming and quietly in control.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of trombonist

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That’s the colloquial name for the Salkin House, an 1,100-square-foot dwelling perched on a hillside lot, built for violist Jules Salkin in 1948 by John Lautner, the famed midcentury modern architect.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
With pardessus de violist Melisande Corriveau, viola da gambist Susie Napper, harpsichordist Elisabeth Wright.

— Jamie Chapman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of violist

Noun

The ambient dub producer and clarinetist will release Memoria on September 4 via Smalltown Supersound.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
Principal clarinetist Dario Brignoli went in a different direction while playing an arrangement of George Gershwin’s Three Preludes.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of clarinetist

Noun

Vile lives near the Philly house that Sun Ra and the band called home, where 102-year-old saxophonist Marshall Allen still lives.

— Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026
From a legendary saxophonist to a country icon making his KC return, there are multiple options for shows in November.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of saxophonist

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