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Recent Examples of pianist
The pianist was embarking on a career in biology when an encounter with the legendary composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal in 1977 changed the course of his life.
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Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
And Liberace, the flamboyant pianist, was guest timekeeper.
—Marc Raimondi
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
On view through July 30, 2025, the exhibition takes its title, The Homeless Wanderer, from a composition by Ethiopian pianist and composer Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, in keeping with the gallery’s tradition of naming shows after musical pieces.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 June 2025
Your pianist, drummer, bassist, guitarist, maybe a lead trombone, lead woodwind, lead trumpet.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
And Liberace, the flamboyant pianist, was guest timekeeper.
—Marc Raimondi
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
On view through July 30, 2025, the exhibition takes its title, The Homeless Wanderer, from a composition by Ethiopian pianist and composer Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, in keeping with the gallery’s tradition of naming shows after musical pieces.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 June 2025
Your pianist, drummer, bassist, guitarist, maybe a lead trombone, lead woodwind, lead trumpet.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pianist
Noun
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The man — the organist and keytarist and vibes master — is Greazy Keyz.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2025
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My husband, who is sixty-nine, is also retired but freelances as a pianist and organist five or six days a week.—
Liana Finck,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Live bands and Basque flutists pirouette around gigantes and bigheads, dancers with enormous papier-mâché heads of historical figures including kings, queens and Moors.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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Woodwind contributions in the Schubert from clarinetist Stephen Williamson, oboist William Welter, and outgoing flutist Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson were both impassioned and lucid.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Her vocals soared, her band—featuring powerful performances from the women drummer and guitarists—matched her intensity, and the production included pyro effects and a sky full of streamers that sent the crowd into a frenzy.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Hodge says the aim was to tap as many Chicago artists and musicians — from local bucket drummers to cast members like Shea Couleé — to capture the true texture of the city.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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First Presbyterian Church of Mount Dora, 222 W. Sixth Ave., is sponsoring a patriotic concert and ice cream social at 4 p.m. June 29, featuring soloists Kasey Cox, Janelle Woodward and Rick Vale, along with percussionist John Lowe and pianist Randy Frieling.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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Percussionist to perform in St. Charles The St. Charles Public Library concludes its 2024-25 Sunday Concert Series at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, with a performance by percussionist Josh Graham at the library, 1 S. Sixth St. in St. Charles.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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First Presbyterian Church of Mount Dora, 222 W. Sixth Ave., is sponsoring a patriotic concert and ice cream social at 4 p.m. June 29, featuring soloists Kasey Cox, Janelle Woodward and Rick Vale, along with percussionist John Lowe and pianist Randy Frieling.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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The weight of the sound—incorporating five vocal soloists, thirty choristers, and thirty-three instrumentalists—harks back to lumbering mid-twentieth-century accounts by Otto Klemperer and Hermann Scherchen, before the original-instrument movement dictated light textures and fleet tempos.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The latest iteration of the event included performances from trumpeter Tony Guerrero, Dustbowl Revival, Janet Klein & her Parlor Boys, and more.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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Jackson’s many credits include collaborations with Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones and former San Diego trumpeter Brian Lynch.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2025
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Costello and special guest guitarist Charlie Sexton, known best for his years alongside Bob Dylan, keyboardist Steve Nieve, Pete Thomas on drums and bassist Davey Faragher performed a two-hour set of Costello's early hits, holding the Ryman crowd in the palm of their hands.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
6 July 2025
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Mirroring the right-into-the-fire experience of his predecessor, Constanten, whose brief tenure ended in early 1970, keyboardist Keith Godchaux had one show under his belt when the Grateful Dead arrived for its second of a career total of four residencies at Auditorium Theatre.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
3 July 2025
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pianist. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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