as in pianist
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She be accompanied by a five-piece group, led by ace pianist Sullivan Fortner, that includes Dušan Balarin on theorbo, a bass flute that has 14 strings and can measure more than six feet from end to end.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025 -
The infection has been in the US news recently with the deaths of pianist Betsy Arakawa and actor Gene Hackman.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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That meant that flutist Claire Chase, this year’s Ojai Music Festival music director who is often called a force of nature, fit right in.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Oliveros’ death was announced by renowned flutist Claire Chase, a San Diego native.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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The name Culture Club itself is a reference to their unusually diverse makeup — a gay Irish lead vocalist; a Black Jamaican Brit bassist (Mikey Craig); a blond Englishman guitarist (Roy Hay); and a Jewish drummer from a punk background (Jon Moss).—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Another asked drummer Daniel Fang about his Perfect 10 album, Floral Green by Title Fight.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2025
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The piece, finished in 1947 by the French organist and composer, is based on the Catholic Mass for the Dead in Gregorian chant.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Nicola, the elder daughter, is a church organist, and Easter, her younger sister, is a minister.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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History celebrated the soloist, the rebel, the star—the Lone Eagle.—
David Rooney
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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Of that sum, vinyl purchases comprise 4,000 – a personal best sales week for Jonas as a soloist on vinyl.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
5 June 2025
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The composers also relied on French percussionist and string player Louis Perez to bring textures to the submarine sequence.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
30 May 2025
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This trumpet player and composer, Rob Mazurek, plays with percussionist Chad Taylor in the band Chicago Underground.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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Douglas McCarthy, the vocalist who hectored anarchic invective with EBM innovators Nitzer Ebb and who joined Depeche Mode keyboardist Alan Wilder’s Recoil side project, died Wednesday at the age of 58.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2025
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Drummer Bill Bruford would depart the group in 1992, while both vocalist Jon Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman would depart in 2004.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
11 June 2025
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“Violinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violinist. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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