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Recent Examples of pianist
Live music, a pianist or saxophonist perhaps, often plays in the background, just enough to shift the mood as the evening unfolds.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Ellington played for more than 50 years and was a composer, band leader and pianist.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
Hall, an organist and pianist at her local Baptist church, wrote a song for the ceremony.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
On Saturday nights, a pianist plays.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Ellington played for more than 50 years and was a composer, band leader and pianist.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
Hall, an organist and pianist at her local Baptist church, wrote a song for the ceremony.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
On Saturday nights, a pianist plays.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pianist
Noun
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Renowned salsa and latin jazz violinist Alfredo De La Fé brings his band, which blends traditional classical techniques with Afro-Cuban and Caribbean rhythms.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Keith Stanfield, a violinist and concertmaster, was terminated as executive director of the Friends of the Opus 76 Quartet Foundation for similar crimes, the foundation’s lawyer, Karen Donnelly, said Tuesday.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Live music, a pianist or saxophonist perhaps, often plays in the background, just enough to shift the mood as the evening unfolds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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Other celebrities in the field include former first daughter Chelsea Clinton, Dropkick Murphys guitarist Jeff DaRosa, Love Island winner Bryan Arenales and running comedian Laura Green.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The band had booked a set for rhythm guitarist Matt Donoghue’s birthday around that time and was happy to adopt the cause, Fleming said.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The organist from Cathedral Notre Dame in Paris will be performing at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church on April 23.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Interestingly, though, while game presentation issues do tend to draw strong reactions, no one dared criticize Dodgers (and Kings) organist Dieter Ruehle.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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McClung painted the flutist after hearing him in an empty parking structure beside the shopping center.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The group consists of violinist Yale Strom, vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz, tenor saxophonist and flutist Tripp Sprague, guitarist Fred Benedetti and contrabassist Luke Little.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her father was a jazz trombonist and her mother a pianist.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
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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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Alongside organist Ståle Storløkken and drummer Ole Mofjell, the Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns (the third word a slang term for Norwegians) form a groove that teeters toward explosiveness without ever reaching it.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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But his biggest moment of mainstream exposure came in 1998 with the blockbuster success of the Farrelly brothers comedy There’s Something About Mary, which featured Richman and his trusty drummer Tommy Larkins as the film’s recurring Greek chorus, commenting on the plot in song.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Tiu, a Southern California harpist who has graced stages from Seattle to Savannah, recently served as Visiting Principal Harp of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Scottish harpist Maeve Gilchrist, American violinist Mazz Swift and Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu make up the ensemble’s texturally acute international string section.—
Andrew Gilbert,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pianist. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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