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clarinetist

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Recent Examples of clarinetist 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 Rollins and his two older siblings were all introduced to music early by their father, who was a clarinetist. — Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026 Performers include clarinetist Anthony McGill, violinists Leila Josefowicz and Geneva Lewis, and the Colburn Orchestra, making its Ojai Music Festival debut. — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026 Legendary clarinetist Benny Goodman hired Peplowski to play tenor saxophone in his new outfit in 1984 after coming out of retirement. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026 Albert Navarro had been a saxophonist and a clarinettist who worked as a music teacher and as a bandleader at resort hotels. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 La Jolla Music Society brings together three top classical solo artists, clarinetist Andreas Ottensamer, cellist Kian Soltani and pianist Alessio Bax, performing together works by Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms. — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025

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This complicated story of mix-ups and mishaps at sea will be accompanied by the pianist and organist Ben Model, who will share keyboard duties with Makia Matsumura throughout the festival.

— Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Then, in early September, Laurie Anderson, the pianist Thomas Bartlett, and others join forces to mark the centenary of Allen Ginsberg’s birth.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Definition of pianist

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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
The core group now augments itself with the bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone, trombonist Weston Olencki, and, for the first time in the band’s history, vocals.

— Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026

Definition of trombonist

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There are also guest appearances by Brandi Carlile, Lee Ann Womack, the Jeremy Jordan Ensemble, percussionist Jay Bellerose, violinist Scarlet Rivera, and Taupin’s daughter, Georgey.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Being a pilot has come in handy during his career as a violinist, too.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of violinist

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Makeba and trumpeter Masekela accompanied Simon on the Graceland tour despite the controversy.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
Guitarist Adam Turay and trumpeter Ryan Easter both come from the jazzier side of the tracks, the former playing with Afro-R&B group the Narcotix, the latter with more out-there units like WRENS.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026

Definition of trumpeter

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Hakim, a genre chameleon who has performed as a sideman for Adrianne Lenker, made a record with the jazz saxophonist Roy Nathanson, and been sampled by T-Pain, has also claimed minimalist icons Steve Reich and Terry Riley as influences.

— Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Even in the prime of his worldwide fame, the legendary jazz saxophonist regularly came home for gigs.

— Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

Definition of saxophonist

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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

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The show also featured poignant video tributes to Peart and original drummer John Rutsey, ensuring their legacies were honored.

— David Chiu, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The special guest on this tour is drummer Jaimoe, the last surviving founding member of The Allman Brothers Band.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of drummer

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