cornetist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cornetist
Example Sentences
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“Techno Logic,” recorded in London, Berlin and New York, features British tuba player and composer Theon Cross and vocalist and cornetist Ben LaMar Gay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
Haynes, who was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in 1995, is survived by his daughter and two sons: Graham, a jazz cornetist, and Craig, a drummer.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024
The cornetist Ben LaMar Gay, a friend of Locks’s, joined, too.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2021
In the early years of his career, he performed with visiting American jazz musicians including cornetist Rex Stewart, trumpeter Buck Clayton and vibraphonist Lionel Hampton.
From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2020
We sang no more; but the indefatigable cornetist on the troop deck still entertained his fellows, while occasionally a second steward stole out with a mandolin, and struggled with the intermezzo from "Cavalleria."
From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Fee, Mary Helen
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