Thesaurus results for SAXOPHONIST

saxophonist

noun

as in pianist

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Recent Examples of saxophonist The Grammy‑winning saxophonist previews his Detroit Jazz Festival artist‑in‑residence year with a March 25 performance at Wayne State. —

Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026 Featuring Cohen, saxophonist Tivon Pennicott and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt. —

Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 Caesar was also an accomplished saxophonist. —

Mo Rocca, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026 For a while, Rodin’s father played violin and sang on the vaudeville circuit in Chicago, and Merrill’s uncle Gil Rodin became a saxophonist in bands led by Ben Pollack and Bob Crosby, Bing’s brother. —

Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026 An accomplished tenor saxophonist and writer, his connection to the music is so extensive and deep that most of his conversation centers on jazz—his favorite songs, memorable gigs, teaching the music to young people, and, importantly, his friendship with Sonny Rollins. —

Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026 The program opens with sets by the SJZ U19s youth combo and saxophonist Michael Webster’s group. —

Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 The group’s current lineup — bassist Reid Anderson, drummer David King, keyboardist Craig Taborn and saxophonist Chris Potter — is one of its finest. —

Bret Saunders, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026 The track credits a bevy of session musicians, including a saxophonist, a whopping six violinists, two viola players, a couple of trumpet players, a cello player, and conga player Daniel Rodriguez, who played alongside Mars at his 2025 New Year’s Eve show in Las Vegas. —

Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026

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Music director Bowling, who doubles as pianist and conductor from the center of the stage, the eight other musicians and 20-plus actors arrayed around her, half-jokes how much her hands hurt from rehearsing the stride style that evolved from ragtime.

— Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Pidgeon is great, but watching her perform is like watching a pianist who could pull off Chopin be forced to practice scales.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026