Thesaurus results for TRUMPETER

trumpeter

noun

Definition of trumpeter

as in trombonist

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Recent Examples of trumpeter The Atlanta Journal-Constitution spoke with Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant, Mike Love of the Beach Boys and trumpeter Lee Loughnane of Chicago about what keeps them on the road. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 14 July 2026 In Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which follows a blues group’s fraught recording sessions in the 1920s, Boseman portrayed a trumpeter named Levee Green opposite Viola Davis’ blues singer Ma Rainey. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 For his concert tonight, Wednesday at the all-ages Dizzy’s, Sellers has assembled a talent-rich band that includes Kenyatta, trumpeter Curtis Taylor, bassist Justin Grinnell and fast-rising young saxophonist Kahlil Childs. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026 The Tony-winning Adams, who after Ernie’s death was married to photographer Martin Mills and trumpeter Pete Candoli, died in October 2008 at age 81. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for trumpeter

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Noun

The main stage featured local performers including Brass and Boujee, with Kansas City rapper and entrepreneur Kemet Coleman and hip-hop trombonist Kadesh Flow.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
For composer and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist Christopher Crenshaw, that collective spirit is the music’s genius.

— Abraham Swee, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of trombonist

Noun

The real-life jazz quartet from Gelber’s play—headlined by the saxophonist Jackie McLean and the pianist Freddie Redd—performed at length on camera.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Guests were also treated to a live music production, which included performances by saxophonist Alek Sanchez-Tellez, violinist Katarina Baumgart and French singer Ana-Maria Desai.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of saxophonist

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The ambient dub producer and clarinetist will release Memoria on September 4 via Smalltown Supersound.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
Principal clarinetist Dario Brignoli went in a different direction while playing an arrangement of George Gershwin’s Three Preludes.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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Noun

The real-life jazz quartet from Gelber’s play—headlined by the saxophonist Jackie McLean and the pianist Freddie Redd—performed at length on camera.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
But it was filled with quicksilver, roller-coaster displays of virtuosity and the sly humor Lutoslawski and fellow Polish composer and pianist Andrzej Panufnik brought to their Paganini variations in its original 1941 iteration.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of pianist

Noun

For the arena version of the tour, Styles and his airtight band, led by fan-favorite drummer Sarah Jones, are situated in the center of an oval.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Dogstar features guitarist and lead vocalist Bret Domrose, drummer Robert Mailhouse and Reeves, who plays bass, according to a press release from Hollywood Casino Aurora on Thursday.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of drummer

Noun

Don Henley compares the Eagles’ role there to the organist at a silent movie.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
An honorary street sign was posted in Chicago's Portage Park last week commemorating silent film organist Jay Warren — real name Dennis Wolkowicz — who died last year.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of organist

Noun

Guests were also treated to a live music production, which included performances by saxophonist Alek Sanchez-Tellez, violinist Katarina Baumgart and French singer Ana-Maria Desai.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Live music was provided by saxophonist Alek Sanchez-Tellez, violinist Katarina Baumgart, and French singer Ana-Maria Desai.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of violinist

Noun

Dogstar features guitarist and lead vocalist Bret Domrose, drummer Robert Mailhouse and Reeves, who plays bass, according to a press release from Hollywood Casino Aurora on Thursday.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
The track featured such pros as guitarist Jeff Baxter, pianist Larry Knechtel and trumpeter Jerry Hey.

— Paul Grein, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026

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