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bandstand

[ band-stand ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a platform, often roofed, for outdoor band performances.
a raised platform in a nightclub, restaurant, etc., used by the members of a band or orchestra while performing.

bandstand

/ ˈbændˌstænd /

First recorded in 1855–60; band ¹ + stand

Peter Christopherson made the leap to life on the bandstand and became a pioneer in the industrial music genre.

The tenor saxophonist was one of the most imaginatively restless artists to ever work a bandstand.

When Cosby looked up, he saw that Sonny Stitt, the famed alto sax player, had joined the bandstand.

The Roots now preside from a large, wooden bandstand, the aggregation having grown slightly in size.

Batiste and his band ended the evening by marching off the bandstand and playing amid the crowd.

The wooded hills rose over the bandstand, against the bright blue sky.

The Casino having been burned down in 1918, the concerts took place under the bandstand in the park.

In the middle was a circular bandstand where greasy musicians fiddled with perspiring zeal.

Gas flared in two concentric circles of flame around the hall and around the central bandstand.

In the grey distance the big bandstand of a watering-place stood up like a giant mushroom with six legs.

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