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clarinetist

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variants or clarinettist

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as in pianist

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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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Benioff would later work on electric grand pianos, establishing a partnership with pianist Rosalyn Tureck.

— Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2026
Great virtuosi such as violinist Isaac Stern, pianist Van Cliburn, soprano Leontyne Price and hosts of other incredible artists, both American and from abroad, blessed our concert halls with their dazzling artistry.

— Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of pianist

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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Great virtuosi such as violinist Isaac Stern, pianist Van Cliburn, soprano Leontyne Price and hosts of other incredible artists, both American and from abroad, blessed our concert halls with their dazzling artistry.

— Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Through 107 career games, Minten’s profile has leaned more toward dependable cello player than virtuoso first violinist.

— Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of violinist

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Baird, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, favors density and percussive force, while Williams, a trumpeter, tends to work in subliminal textures and blurred, dissolving tones.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026
Also over a memorable weekend in Millennium Park, pianist Robert Glasper, trumpeter Ella Grace and a mayoral proclamation.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of trumpeter

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Townshend was born in West London in May 1945, just days before Germany’s surrender, to musical parents – his father a professional saxophonist and his mother a singer.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026
Instead, everyone in the main room is dancing under a glistening disco ball to the syncopations of Riva, a three-piece comprised of a psychedelic saxophonist, drummer and keyboardist.

— Mary Carreon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 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

Noun

Members of his backing band also wore similar shirts, including drummer Nate Head, whose jersey paid homage to Hind Rajab, the 5-year-old girl killed alongside five members of her family in a 2024 attack by Israeli forces in Gaza.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Rose Tattoo were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006, and Barnes’ son Jackie, a drummer, played with Anderson in the band after joining in 2018.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of drummer

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