Thesaurus results for TROMBONIST

trombonist

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as in saxophonist

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Recent Examples of trombonist Her father was a jazz trombonist and her mother a pianist. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026 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 Fennell, who is also a trombonist, has been conducting the band for about 10 months. —

Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 Willie Colón, a trombonist, bandleader, composer, and key architect of salsa music, has died. —

Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 Feb. 2026 Willie Colón, a legendary trombonist and pioneer of salsa music, has died. —

Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026 American salsa legend Willie Colon, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died on Saturday at age 75, his family said in a statement. —

Reuters wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026 Reuters — American salsa legend Willie Colón, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died on Saturday at age 75, his family said in a statement. —

Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026 Lockwood got his apartment on the recommendation of Courtney Lee Adams, a singer-songwriter who lives in the building across the street with her husband, Buford O’Sullivan, a trombonist. —

Daniel Yadin, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026

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The even more eclectic Tardigrade Collective teams tenor saxophonist Bradley Nash, electric guitarist, bassist and synthesizer player Ryan Bradley and drummer (and UC San Diego alum) Nolan Fewell, who by day is an associate laboratory director at Mobilab Environmental Determinations.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
In addition, saxophonist Kamasi Washington will perform both is 2023 album Fearless Movement in its entirety as well as a set featuring the works of John Coltrane and Miles Davis.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026