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or cornettist
as in trumpeter
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Noun
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That conviction comes alive across Portrait, a lush and fearless record co-produced by veteran trumpeter Brian Lynch.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
12 Oct. 2025 -
Top San Diego trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos will lead the band at this tribute concert.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On March 8, Bello’s teenage son Nigel, a trombonist, performs with his Nigel Bello Band.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Jan. 2026
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But the New Orleans trombonist didn’t love the results.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
6 Dec. 2025
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As onlookers began to notice, more musicians suddenly joined in — including a pianist and extra singers — from other open balconies above the street.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Producer Thom Bell, bassist Carol Kaye, and pianist Nicky Hopkins will also each receive their own Musical Excellence Award.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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The drummer and saxophonist had left Kabul years earlier but stayed in touch with their Afghan students through the app, occasionally helping with visa applications.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Klaus Doldinger, the German saxophonist and composer who created the soundtracks to Wolfgang Petersen’s Das Boot and The NeverEnding Story, had died.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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He, Cornell — who initially was the drummer and singer — and bassist Hiro Yamamoto formed the band in 1984.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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In September, the Blink-182 drummer shared an image of himself walking next to Rocky, who wore tiny green track pants and a Def Leppard t-shirt.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Waiting in the greenroom was Robert Alan York, a veteran organist who studied classical repertory and improvisation in Paris and also possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the American songbook.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Anna von Hausswolff, Iconoclasts Some of the hardest rock and roll of the year came from … a pipe organist?—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The best violinist in the world never stopped playing.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Hoss, whom audiences might remember as Blanchett’s violinist partner in 2022’s Tár, is a force as the outspoken, mercurial Eileen.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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The remaining band members include guitarist Patrick Sauber, lead vocalist Trisha Gagnon, five-string banjo player Nick Hornbuckle and fiddler Greg Spatz.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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In denying Bressington’s application, Judge William Alsup noted that the guitarist’s lawyers hedged on filing a defamation lawsuit.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2026
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