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sextet

[seks-tet] / sɛksˈtɛt /




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An evening that had begun as silencing a smiling sextet ended in a sublime effort to open the mind beyond body and music to give peace a chance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

The one Mingus brought to Monterey included pianist Jaki Byard and drummer Dannie Richmond from that previous sextet, along with alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, tenor saxophonist John Handy and trumpeter Lonnie Hillyer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

The sextet learned the intricate, aerobic choreography for their Gap advert in just one day.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025

Fronted by singer Francesca Eluhu, the sextet blends psychedelic neo-soul, breezy R&B and jazz — both London’s dance-floor-moving modern fusion scene and dashes of Afro-Cuban rhythms — over six joyful tracks.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

Howard got up on his saddle horse, Chulo, Smith got on Pumpkin, and the sextet trotted out to the course for a prerace blowout.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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