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Recent Examples of pianist
If everything had gone to Dustin Hoffman's plan, the Wag the Dog actor would have been a classical pianist.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Heading our way are such international stars as bassist Christian McBride, pianist Brad Mehldau and singing sensation Samara Joy, 25, who is interviewed in this issue of Night & Day.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Names and backstories are different, but in Pynchon’s text, stoner pianist Zoyd Wheeler is taking odd jobs and government disability checks obtained by staging regular psychotic episodes, when federal agent Brock Vond drives him and his 14-year-old daughter Prairie from their home.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
There are also contributions from pianist Katherine Tinker, his Smile bandmate Tom Skinner on percussion, and others.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Heading our way are such international stars as bassist Christian McBride, pianist Brad Mehldau and singing sensation Samara Joy, 25, who is interviewed in this issue of Night & Day.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Names and backstories are different, but in Pynchon’s text, stoner pianist Zoyd Wheeler is taking odd jobs and government disability checks obtained by staging regular psychotic episodes, when federal agent Brock Vond drives him and his 14-year-old daughter Prairie from their home.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
There are also contributions from pianist Katherine Tinker, his Smile bandmate Tom Skinner on percussion, and others.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pianist
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There’s no orchestra, just one violinist, and most of the music is prerecorded — though the voices are, of course, very live and very big.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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The launch of Crescendo was celebrated on Tuesday morning at the Southbank Centre with a special performance from violinist and TikTok creator Esther Abrami (pictured above), who is on the panel of experts that will be selecting the inaugural cohort.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Other artists that delivered winning Day 1 performances included saxophonist-vocalist Grace Kelly and Latin jazz pianist Alfredo Rodriguez.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O, featuring saxophonist Jeff Lederer, exudes enough joyous holiday spirit to illuminate any setting.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Chris Dreja, the co-founding rhythm guitarist and later bassist of the Yardbirds, has died, reports The New York Times.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
7 Oct. 2025
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Allegations about who this other woman could be have centered on a young guitarist who has performed with Urban, Maggie Baugh.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Oct. 2025
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It was built in 1954 by mathematician and organist Leland Sprinkle, who spent years identifying which stalactites would produce the right notes.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Monday Summer Organ Festival: The 37th annual San Diego International Summer Organ Festival, running Mondays through Sept. 1, continues next week with Not-So-Silent Movie Night, featuring organist Russ Peck accompanying the films of Laurel and Hardy.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Race day registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Peninsula Symphony concert Peninsula Symphony opens its 77th season Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell’s Heritage Theatre with a program featuring flutist Demarre McGill and conducted by Lara Webber.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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Lair’s dad was a flutist in the symphony.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Wofford is very likely the only pianist who played with both Fitzgerald and cutting-edge trombonist and electronic music innovator George Lewis, as well as with Sergio Mendes and Quincy Jones, James Moody and Harry Nilsson, Zoot Simms and John Klemmer.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Upon their retirements between the 2024/25 and 2025/26 season, harpist Turner and principal trombonist Jay Friedman will be the longest-serving CSO musicians in history, having both joined the orchestra in 1962.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Almost like we, with our minds, were making the harpist’s fingers drag across the strings with more and more violence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson and harpist Mikaela Davis make guest appearances, alongside Miranda and bassist, Cameron Ralston, who joined the band following the departure of longtime bassist and backup vocalist Peter Hughes last year.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
9 Sep. 2025
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In September, Charli married George Daniel, the drummer of the band 1975.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The second part of the verse gets real specific, while mentioning her now-husband 1975 drummer George Daniel.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pianist. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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