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Local jazz pianist Jen Allen and her powerful sextet of vocalist Leala Cyr and Alejandra Sofia, guitarist Dan Liparini, bassist Matt Dwonszyk and drummer Jonathan Barber celebrate their new album with a release party at The Side Door in Old Lyme on July 19 at 7:30 p.m. $53-$64.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
Grammy-winner Rosanne Cash performed an acoustic sextet of songs while discussing her inspirations at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
As the sextet awaited sentencing, court documents revealed over 80,000 messages had been recovered from Roussev and Dzhambazov on the encrypted Telegram messaging app, following their arrest on Feb. 8, 2023.
—Duncan Gardham, NBC news, 12 May 2025
The acclaimed, pioneering R&B sextet celebrated the honor along with a street naming ceremony in Roxbury, Massachusetts, where the the group was founded.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
Grammy-winner Rosanne Cash performed an acoustic sextet of songs while discussing her inspirations at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
As the sextet awaited sentencing, court documents revealed over 80,000 messages had been recovered from Roussev and Dzhambazov on the encrypted Telegram messaging app, following their arrest on Feb. 8, 2023.
—Duncan Gardham, NBC news, 12 May 2025
The acclaimed, pioneering R&B sextet celebrated the honor along with a street naming ceremony in Roxbury, Massachusetts, where the the group was founded.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sextet
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And a quartet of at-large Democrats appeared to lock down their spots representing the party on the November ballot.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated September 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Stona, 26, Pinnock, 24, and Hibbert, 20, have age on their side, but none of the quartet are expected to be eligible to compete internationally for Turkey before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the 90 minute show, the quintet made their disparate sounds flow into a cohesive setlist, with Lewis’ strong vocals stunning the already-rapt crowd.—
William Earl,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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The rest of the quintet — vocalist Dexter Holland, bassist Todd Morse, multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy and drummer Brandon Pertzborn — then joined in for a rocking (yet, sadly, abbreviated) take on that same album’s legendary title track.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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The trio represented half of Jamaica’s track and field medal haul from the Olympics last August.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In a trio of bills in 2021, Cooper signed off on the most sweeping criminal justice reforms during his time in office in response to the death of George Floyd, which sparked accusations that racist police brutality is rampant.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Sep. 2025
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The young alto player convened a sextet of young powerhouses at the WDCB stage before linking up with trumpeter Victor Garcia’s septet at the Von Freeman stage later in the afternoon.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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The septet has thus far claimed 10 top 10 wins on the songs tally — more than twice as many as both Saja Boys and Huntr/x combined.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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However, the duo still doesn't rule a ring out as a possibility.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The duo at Bulldog Pottery also plays with pattern to personalize their stunning collection of decorative, functional wares.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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That program began with a small octet by Stravinsky and Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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The project marks just the 19th K-pop album to top the chart, as well as the octet’s sixth title to reach the chart’s summit.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
16 Jan. 2025
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During his time in Fort Worth, Culhane was a member of TCU’s Student Filmmakers Association and improv troupe Senseless Acts of Comedy.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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The troupe was added to SNL's season 47 roster to produce and star in video sketches, akin to the Lonely Island.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Sextet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sextet. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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