bandleader
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bandleader
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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
The jazz bandleader Duke Ellington claimed to be “crazy about baseball” and recalled working as a vendor at Washington Senators’ games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
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 had told him if he learned to blow right away he could march in the band the very next Saturday.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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