organ-grinder

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Noun
  • Léa Seydoux gives a very committed, unaffected performance as Lucy, an experimental pianist who must deal with the dawning knowledge that her beloved husband Philip (Laurence Rupp) has a second life online as a pedophile pornographer.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 May 2026
  • By the evening, everyone shifts outside to the stoop, where Harlem pianist Warner Meadows and special guests close the night with live music.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Behind her sat a cellist and a violinist, both women hired for the MTV appearance; the other Maniacs appeared only in photos inside the CD booklet.
    Dan Kois, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026
  • The song, performed by violinist Linda Lampenius and vocalist Pete Parkkonen, featured a potentially combustible mix of open flames and a flowing dress.
    Andrew Jones, NBC news, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • In response, Thomas Boggs, a drummer for The Box Tops, staged a 48-hour protest, Wilson said, chaining himself to the stage and playing music.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • Saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss and drummer Jay Bellerose paint in pastels around the periphery of this stoically beautiful riff.
    Dave Segal, SPIN, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • The stadium organist, Dwayne Hilton, played accompanying music and got everyone involved.
    Warren Mayes, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
  • The stadium organist, Dwayne Hilton, played accompanying music and got everyone involved.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Cunningham, 17, is lead alto saxophonist for the school ensemble.
    Theresa Walker, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
  • Keith Lockhart’s Pops are pretty accustomed to disrupting dogma (see recent performances with jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis and Jerry Garcia keyboardist Melvin Seals).
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • These guerrilla pop-ups launched the heartland quartet – singer Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist Mike Kennerty and drummer Chris Gaylor – into a world of TikToks and Instagram posts, simultaneously cultivating a fan base decades younger than the now-middle-aged rockers.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • Vanity Fair caught up with Gaga’s guitarist, Tim Stewart, who was with his kids, after the film.
    Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Carolyn Brown, the orchestra’s principal flutist, will perform excerpts and participate in the Q&A session.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Her father was a jazz trombonist and her mother a pianist.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Wayne Henderson, trombonist for the Jazz Crusaders, had co-produced the debut album, 1984’s Centipede, for Michael’s sister Rebbie with Michael, Tito, and Randy Jackson.
    Greg Poole, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Organ-grinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organ-grinder. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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