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or cornettist
as in trumpeter
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Noun
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As a trumpeter, Hershberger had been a member of the Kansas City Wind Symphony, a selective concert group based in Prairie Village, since 2011.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026 -
Things turn even jazzier a couple minutes in, when trumpeter Cees Bruinsma lays down the song’s ruminative central riff before veering off into exploratory flights of fancy.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
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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
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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
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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
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The singular jazz ensemble The Curhachestra is led by a trombonist, backed by lap steel guitar, electric bass and drums.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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The pianist may introduce a new chord color.—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Hailing from an illustrious Cuban family deeply engaged with classical music, pianist López-Gavilán has distinguished himself across a verdant musical landscape.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The saxophonist is a musical shapeshifter who lends his talents far and wide, but his dreamiest, most conventionally melodic music usually arises from his long-running collaboration with vocalist Nicholas Krgovich.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
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The wild card is Chicago alto saxophonist Lenard Simpson, a prodigious young player known for his impassioned improvisational flights.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The drummer may shift the feel.—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Metallica — which, at the time, consisted of vocalist-guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Jason Newsted — recorded the album at The Plant in Sausalito.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Mihalka profiles several of baseball’s most prominent ballpark organists, including Gladys Goodding, who worked the keys and pedals for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1942 to 1957, and Nancy Faust, who was the organist for the Chicago White Sox from 1970 to 2010.—
Tom Reinsfelder,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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That’s because longtime White Sox organist Nancy Faust played it first.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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He is lured by the sound of music down a Montmartre street to Nicholas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), an old friend from his village who has grown up to be a talented violinist and rakish twink.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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Ray McMillian is a talented Black classical violinist who defies systemic racism and his family’s discouragement to achieve musical success.—
Janey Wetzel,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
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“Cornetist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornetist. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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