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violinist

noun

Definition of violinist

as in pianist

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Recent Examples of violinist Being a pilot has come in handy during his career as a violinist, too. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Playing her festival debut in Monterey Jazz’s intimate Pacific Jazz Café last September, Cuban violinist and vocalist Yilian Cañizares delivered one of the season’s most memorable sets. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 Joining the trio on the single are Finom violinist Macie Stewart, Tredici Bacci, and Trigger saxophonist Will Greene. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 22 July 2026 One of the reception’s sweetest moments featured a song Lee had created as a wedding gift for Hiteman with Yellowcard musician and violinist Sean Mackin. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 For this, Golub assembled a band including trumpeter Amir ElSaffar, who has made his own deep dives into microtonal music, inspired a great deal by Iraqi maqams, and five-string violinist Layale Chaker. — Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 July 2026 He is lured by the sound of music down a Montmartre street to Nicholas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), an old friend from his village who has grown up to be a talented violinist and rakish twink. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026 The evening took an unusual turn as a violinist and cellist — SistaStrings — took the stage and were followed by Brandi Carlile bearing an acoustic guitar. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 June 2026 Additional guests include actor Will Arnett and violinist Aleksandar Gajić. — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

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Gosling won a Golden Globe for his role as Seb, an aspiring pianist who falls in love with Mia (Stone), an actress who can’t catch a break.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 21 July 2026
For a nightcap, head to Elephant Bar, or opt for the lobby’s calming atmosphere, where a suited & booted pianist takes requests.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026

Definition of pianist

Noun

His father, saxophonist, flutist and vocalist Scott Mayo, performed with Earth, Wind & Fire and Sérgio Mendes.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Elena Pinderhughes, Club Molson Elena Pinderhughes brought her unique blend of jazz, soul and improvisation to Club Molson, showcasing her talents as a flutist, vocalist and composer.

— Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of flutist

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In 1999, Drew co-founded the music collective Broken Social Scene with his fellow singer and guitarist Brendan Canning, counting several members of the two units among its creative lineups.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Hole guitarist and co-founder Eric Erlandson oversaw the reissues for UMe.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

Definition of guitarist

Noun

The season’s artistic partners include Nagy, pianist Richard Goode, cellist Abel Selaocoe, violist Tabea Zimmermann and violinist Alina Ibragimova, who returns for Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in her first performances since being named an artistic partner in 2026.

— Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
The quartet also features violinist Sindri Lederer, violist Andrea Berger and pianist Antonia Koster.

— Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026

Definition of violist

Noun

In 1986, Lou and his brother Pete Koller formed Sick of It All with drummer Armand Majidi in Queens, New York.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Jimmy Eat World’s Adkins, Burch, drummer Zach Lind and guitarist Tom Linton earned recording money between tours by working construction, driving around car dealership customers and selling art supplies and auto parts.

— Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of drummer

Noun

His father, saxophonist, flutist and vocalist Scott Mayo, performed with Earth, Wind & Fire and Sérgio Mendes.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
The London saxophonist and his ensemble fuse jazz with diverse strains of global trance music—Moroccan gnawa, Berlin kosmische—into a hypnotic, utopian expression of spiritual union.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

Definition of saxophonist

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