instrumentalist
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But Parton — the songwriter, the vocalist, the instrumentalist, the collaborator — only ever wanted to invite a listener in, wherever they arrive from.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Sometimes Robinson’s truth seeker is the man anchoring the beat, and sometimes he’s the instrumentalist testing the edges of what the audience can withstand.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025
The French composer and instrumentalist scored hundreds of films—including the bittersweet movie musical “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
A prolific musician who once released 30 singles in 30 days, Corto.Alto is the alter-ego of Glaswegian jazz instrumentalist Liam Shortall.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2024
As it was passed from ragtime to early ‘Dixieland’ jazz bands, though, syncopation became more sophisticated: now, instead of the right hand cheating the left, one instrumentalist was playing against another.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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