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Recent Examples of clarinetist
Performers include clarinetist Anthony McGill, violinists Leila Josefowicz and Geneva Lewis, and the Colburn Orchestra, making its Ojai Music Festival debut.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clarinetist
Noun
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Ashni is a singer, songwriter, and pianist.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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His death came two months after that of Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, who sang with the band alongside her first husband, pianist Keith Godchaux, from 1972 to 1979.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 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
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Keith Stanfield, a violinist, concertmaster and member of The Opus 76 Quartet, was fired March 31.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
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The sanctions also affect violinist Valeria Oleinik, singer Ilya Tatakov, and vocalist Artem Nikolaev.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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What should be a straightforward day of music grinds to a halt as the artists struggle to deal with personality clashes, an ambitious trumpeter named Levee (Boseman), and the band's mercurial frontwoman.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Apr. 2026
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The trio was soon joined by trumpeter Aquiles Navarro and drummer Tcheser Holmes.—
Steve Donofrio,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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The even more eclectic Tardigrade Collective teams tenor saxophonist Bradley Nash, electric guitarist, bassist and synthesizer player Ryan Bradley and drummer (and UC San Diego alum) Nolan Fewell, who by day is an associate laboratory director at Mobilab Environmental Determinations.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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Principal oboist Jennifer Corning Lucio and principal cellist Allan Steele found a happy medium in between, Steele dispatching flashy writing with particularly impressive aplomb.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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McClung painted the flutist after hearing him in an empty parking structure beside the shopping center.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The group consists of violinist Yale Strom, vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz, tenor saxophonist and flutist Tripp Sprague, guitarist Fred Benedetti and contrabassist Luke Little.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The even more eclectic Tardigrade Collective teams tenor saxophonist Bradley Nash, electric guitarist, bassist and synthesizer player Ryan Bradley and drummer (and UC San Diego alum) Nolan Fewell, who by day is an associate laboratory director at Mobilab Environmental Determinations.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Reuniting with original drummer Carlos, the band played a scorching set that had the crowd on its feet.—
Marc Ballon,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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