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Recent Examples of flutist
Guests were wowed by a violinist, saxophonist, flutist, live band and belly dancers from Connect Entertainment.
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Like [flutist and political activist] Maria Kalesnikava, who destroyed her passport at the border and refused to leave.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Founding flutist Ray Thomas died in January 2018, just months before the Hall of Fame induction.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Saxophonist-flutist-vocalist Denson is a gifted jazz-funk veteran, and his band can be relentlessly energetic live.
—Bret Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Like [flutist and political activist] Maria Kalesnikava, who destroyed her passport at the border and refused to leave.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Founding flutist Ray Thomas died in January 2018, just months before the Hall of Fame induction.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Saxophonist-flutist-vocalist Denson is a gifted jazz-funk veteran, and his band can be relentlessly energetic live.
—Bret Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flutist
Noun
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Basney, the trio’s violinist, made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2001 and has played there six times.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Mozart’s child-prodigy past needs no introduction, and Japanese violinist Himari, 14, is enough of a sensation to get a one-name billing like Beyoncé.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Classical In much the same way that youngsters might dig their parents’ Beatles records, the pianist and composer Amy Williams had a formative relationship with the music of the minimalist composer Morton Feldman.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
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Recorded fewer than 30 blocks form where Glenn Gould laid down his own landmark recording of Johann Sebastian Bach’s masterpiece, pianist Yunchan Lim’s new album has been topping the classical charts since its release earlier this month.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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On their debut album together, post-punk trio the Messthetics and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis arrived at the same point by following two different paths.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
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The score alternates between traditional ceremonial sounds and some jazz pieces by saxophonist Keïta Janota and Gaspard Gomis which frame the narration.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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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
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The musician, who rose to fame on the arm of quick-witted bars, released back-to-back flute albums in 2023, surprising fans and critics alike who were impressed by his skills as a flautist.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Jay Jay French, and longtime lead guitarist Eddie Ojeda.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2026
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Among the guest artists in June will be pianist Anne Marie McDermott, guitarist Mak Grgic, cellist Robert DeMaine and violinist James Ehnes.—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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Willie Colón, a legendary trombonist and pioneer of salsa music, has died.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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American salsa legend Willie Colon, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died on Saturday at age 75, his family said in a statement.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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They will be joined by the E Street Horns, the E Street Choir and percussionist Anthony Almonte.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Trombonist Vincent Chandler, trumpeter John Douglas, drummer Jeff Canady, percussionist Mahindi, guitarist Wayne Gerard, and vocalist Steffanie Christi’an fill out the group.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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