organ-grinder

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Noun
  • Her grandfather preached and her grandmother worked as the congregation’s pianist, setting an early foundation for her father.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Mariah Carey and Chinese pianist Lang Lang will be among the key performers on the night, alongside other local personalities such as Andrea Bocelli, Laura Pausini, Ghali, opera singer Cecilia Bartoli and actor Pierfrancesco Favino.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The violinist Giovanni Andrea Zanon played a 300-year-old Stradivarius; a phalanx of models strutted around in classic suits in the colors of the Italian flag; the actress Sabrina Impacciatore paid tribute to the Olympics’ more recent past via an extended dance sequence set in the 1970s and ’80s.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The opening night celebration in September features violinist Joshua Bell, after which Shelley will guide the season through a series of classic works, beginning with Mahler’s Second Symphony.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Wentz, singer and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, lead guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley tore the roof off the place, truly, with the help of the crowd’s lungs.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Nancy Guthrie is the aunt of Jimmy Eat World drummer's wife.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Assembled by Young in late 2024, Chrome Hearts consists of guitarist Micah Nelson, organist Spooner Oldham, and the Promise of the Real rhythm section known as Anthony LoGerfo on drums and Corey McCormick on bass.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The installation of a digital organ designed by longtime Castro organist David Hegarty.
    Monica Garske, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In 1984, Peplowski joined clarinet legend Benny Goodman’s last band as a tenor saxophonist and remained in the group until the bandleader's death in 1986.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In particular, Garwood proved to be a marvelous vocalist — stepping up to the microphone with a memorably deep and resonate voice that brought to mind Nick Cave — as well as a solid rhythm guitarist and fine soprano saxophonist with a taste for free jazz.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • One of the greatest bands on Earth — the Eagles — are in residence at the state-of-the-art Las Vegas Sphere, led by the band's co-founder Don Henley, along with longtime guitarist Joe Walsh and country star Vince Gill.
    Tracy Smith, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Arnold’s death marks the second among the founding members of 3 Doors Down, following guitarist Matt Roberts’ overdose on prescription drugs in 2016.
    Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • After a decade-long absence, flutist Lori Bell is returning to the Rancho Bernardo Library, this time accompanied by guitarist Ron Satterfield.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • It will be played by flutist Mark Teplitsky, violinist Eric Gratz, cellist Julian Schwartz and harpsichordist Ian Pritchard.
    Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • On March 8, Bello’s teenage son Nigel, a trombonist, performs with his Nigel Bello Band.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
  • But the New Orleans trombonist didn’t love the results.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Organ-grinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organ-grinder. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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