flautist

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Recent Examples of flautist In 1967, Winwood left Spencer Davis to form Traffic with Mason and Capaldi, adding flautist Chris Wood for good measure. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026 The 43-year-old professional flautist was convicted in 2021 on charges including conspiracy to seize power and sentenced to 11 years in prison. ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026 That includes flautists, violinists, pianists, singers, dancers, magicians, comedians – and a lot more. Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 The singer/flautist, however, has long been vocal in her support for her LGBTQ fans, and in 2023, her brand Yitty unveiled a line of gender-affirming shapewear. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for flautist
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Noun
  • The flutist Denis Bouriakov and the bassoonist Whitney Crockett applied pinpoint dexterity to Paganini and Rossini, respectively.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Monette Marino, guitarist Joe Amato, bassist Harley Magsino, drummer Mike Holguin and saxophonist, flutist and harmonica player Tripp Sprague.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Fremont software engineer and entrepreneur has carved out a bustling career as a jazz pianist, a realm where children of the Great Depression share the bandstand with Gen Z teenagers.
    Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • Kelly's Quinn is a pianist who returns to Ransom Canyon to run Gracie's.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The upbeat song in which Jagger envisions the end of the world also features Winwood on piano and organ, Watt on synths and background vocals, saxophonist James King, and trumpeter Ron Blake.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
  • Some 40 minutes later, Earth, Wind & Fire saxophonist Dino Soldo returned to address the audience and thanked the audience for their patience.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The group’s first album in 16 years reunites Reilly, who survived a stroke in 2011, with longtime percussionist Bruce Mitchell and player-producer Keir Stewart.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • Chinese percussionist Xu Yang told his social media followers the form and style of the drums used on the Great Wall appeared more like a Japanese Taiko performance.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • His debut on the annual awards program’s main stage featured a live guitarist amplifying the atmospheric vibe of the flirtatious song.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 28 June 2026
  • Singer and guitarist Corin Tucker reunites with her punk band, Heavens to Betsy, for their first show in 32 years in Portland, Oregon, on June 25.
    People Staff, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • 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

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“Flautist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flautist. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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