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Recent Examples of trombonist
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.
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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
On March 8, Bello’s teenage son Nigel, a trombonist, performs with his Nigel Bello Band.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
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
On March 8, Bello’s teenage son Nigel, a trombonist, performs with his Nigel Bello Band.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trombonist
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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
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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,
11 Mar. 2026
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Accompanied by Joel’s band (David Rosenthal, Mark Rivera, Crystal Taliefero, Tommy Byrnes, Andy Cichon, Chuck Burgi and Carl Fischer) and pianist Dan Orlando, the artists will cover 20 songs.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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As the crowd filed in, DJs Doppelganger Paris—identical twins Brice and Régis Abby—were already on the decks, accompanied by Grammy-winning pianist Brian Kennedy, the city lights twinkling behind them.—
Rachel Marlowe,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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Legendary clarinetist Benny Goodman hired Peplowski to play tenor saxophone in his new outfit in 1984 after coming out of retirement.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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Albert Navarro had been a saxophonist and a clarinettist who worked as a music teacher and as a bandleader at resort hotels.—
Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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His current band features the terrific trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, and the robust saxophonist Tivon Pennicott, who has previously performed here with Grammy-winning singer (and SDSU alum) Gregory Porter.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Shortly after trumpeter Ethan Marks took to the sidewalk, one of the American Hotel’s current residents leaned out his window and began vocally and jovially mimicking the fragmented and angular notes coming from the instrument.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Later, Kissin convenes a piano trio with violinist Maxim Vengerov and cellist Gautier Capuçon to tackle the composer’s major works for that instrumentation (May 18, 2027).—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the club members, three additional Mission Bay High musicians, all seniors, were invited to participate — flutist Alyssa Deaton, violinist Ian Steinberger and pianist Alexander Flores.—
Cyril A. Reinicke,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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And drummer Josh Freese, who returned to Nine Inch Nails last year after Foo Fighters dropped him for NIN’s previous drummer, Ilan Rubin, banged a percussion solo long enough for his bandmates to rush and join him on the main stage.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
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In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Eddie Vedder declined to say whether or not the group had hired a new drummer.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2026
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Before experimenting with an early variation of Country Joe and the Fish alongside guitarist Barry Melton in the mid-1960s, McDonald started a small magazine called Rag Baby.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Ditto at the rain-free Humphreys debuts of gospel-music legends The Blind Boys of Alabama, Brazilian music superstar Milton Nasciemento, solo guitarist Stanley Jordan, blues vocal dynamo Shemekia Copland, Portuguese fado singing star Mariza and, in 2017, the pioneering art-rock band King Crimson.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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His father was a percussionist.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
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The singer and percussionist team up for an album of cosmic experimentalism and amorphous funk.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Trombonist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trombonist. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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