bandleader
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As a passionate bandleader, Sahad was not just on vocals but also guitar and percussion.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
After Duke Ellington—his clearest hero—Mingus had jazz’s grandest and most fully realized ambitions as a composer, arranger and bandleader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
Cleto Escobedo III, the bandleader of Cleto and the Cletones, the house band for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
His personas include Dylanesque poet, Elvis-influenced rocker, high-energy bandleader, acoustic folk hero, musical faith healer, Broadway showman and, just in the last few years, country storyteller and soul crooner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
“Especially,” said Charles, “when the batty bandleader is a disingenuous and mendacious charlatan.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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