bandstand

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“In Claude Collier,” she rhapsodizes, “I saw my very youth, a fateful green garden, parades on the Avenue, an orchestra on a bandstand, my youth in New Orleans.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Programming with local nonprofits beyond the Levitt Pavilion bandstand that hosts summer concerts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

I just assume he couldn't recollect or revel in discussions about Count Basie and Duke Ellington and sitting on the bandstand and blowing trumpet with many other people, especially in Hollywood.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

The civil rights movement was alive and well, adding to the urgency that these musicians were executing on the bandstand.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Some older women in blue gingham dresses nailed white-and-blue bunting to the bandstand.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead