reedman

noun

Definition of reedmannext
as in trumpeter

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Recent Examples of reedman His father, who ran his family’s wholesale grocery business, also was a reedman who jammed with visiting musicians including Jack Teagarden and Jimmy Dorsey. — Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reedman
  1. trumpeter
  2. saxophonist
  3. clarinetist
  4. pianist
  5. trombonist
  6. drummer
  7. guitarist
  8. organist
Noun
  • The work is spun into another story in the film about a young trumpeter called Sebastián, played by singer-songwriter Guitarricadelafuente.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Edwin Díaz was coming in from the bullpen, not to the accompaniment of a live trumpeter preceding a save opportunity, but to a recording preceding a middle inning of an uninspiring defeat.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of trumpeter
Noun
  • Contemporary jazz saxophonist Braxton Cooke will open, and undoubtedly find his way back on stage for a few jams.
    — Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Image Roy Nathanson, 75, a jazz saxophonist who lives nearby has been playing gigs for the series since his own nonprofit, Brooklyn Porch Music, stopped offering performances by professionals.
    — Craig Kellogg, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of saxophonist
Noun
  • The ambient dub producer and clarinetist will release Memoria on September 4 via Smalltown Supersound.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
  • Principal clarinetist Dario Brignoli went in a different direction while playing an arrangement of George Gershwin’s Three Preludes.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of clarinetist
Noun
  • As a treat for Arnault and his wife, Hélène, a concert pianist, the Kushners had arranged for a performance by Andrea Bocelli.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Then the pianist flinched and the leader sprinted off the stage.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of pianist
Noun
  • The trombonist Cutler is played by Terence Archie as stolid, unassuming and quietly in control.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The main stage featured local performers including Brass and Boujee, with Kansas City rapper and entrepreneur Kemet Coleman and hip-hop trombonist Kadesh Flow.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of trombonist
Noun
  • The musicians included long-time collaborator guitarist Al Schackman, bassist Chris White, and drummer Rob Hamilton.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The pals would convene at Roberge’s home after school and watch a Genesis concert VHS owned by his older brother Jeff Roberge, who became drummer for Foxtrot Zulu.
    — Leena Tailor, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of drummer
Noun
  • The musicians included long-time collaborator guitarist Al Schackman, bassist Chris White, and drummer Rob Hamilton.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Offspring’s co-founding guitarist Noodles is pausing on performing due to a health scare.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of guitarist
Noun
  • Dylan’s backing band, as introduced at Carnegie, was composed of the Hawks guitarist Robbie Robertson, the organist Garth Hudson, the bassist Rick Danko, the pianist Richard Manual and the drummer Levon Helm.
    — Atoosa Moinzadeh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • There was no choir, no church organist, and no children or young families.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of organist

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