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Brubeck

American  
[broo-bek] / ˈbru bɛk /

noun

  1. David Warren Dave, 1920–2012, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.


Brubeck British  
/ ˈbruːbɛk /

noun

  1. Dave . 1920–2012, US modern jazz pianist and composer; formed his own quartet in 1951

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But his life changed in 1956 when he heard his first jazz record, Take Five by the American musician Dave Brubeck, and abandoned his studies.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2024

“It’s going to discourage apprentices to enroll in these programs,” said Ben Brubeck, vice president of regulatory, labor and state affairs for Associated Builders and Contractors, whose chapters provide apprenticeship programs.

From Seattle Times Mar. 19, 2024

Brubeck had brought a few other shofars with him as options, but it was clear from the moment O’Hara, a sophomore trumpet student, started playing that this one had what he was looking for.

From New York Times Feb. 24, 2023

He invited Billie Holiday, Mexican composer Carlos Chávez, Dave Brubeck, then film composer and jazz pianist André Previn, as well as jazz drummer Shelly Manne.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2022

It’s by this piano player named Dave Brubeck, from, like, 1963.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

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