bandleader
Example Sentences
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Twenty years ago, while still an undergraduate at the Juilliard School of Music—before his seven seasons as bandleader for “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” or his eight Grammy Awards—Jon Batiste attended a jam session.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
A pianist and guitarist, he emerged as a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and jazz bandleader.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
A guitarist, composer and bandleader who died on Saturday, Taylor's six-decade career played a key role in shaping modern popular music in West Africa.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
Eddie Palmieri, the Grammy-winning Nuyorican pianist, bandleader and composer who helped innovate Afro-Caribbean music in the States and transform the New York salsa scene, died on Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
The bandleader at his school had given him one lesson already, and he had a little book to look at.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
