improviser
Americannoun
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To be an organist, he writes, “requires being one-third interpreter of classical repertoire, one-third jazz improviser, and one-third theologian.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
When he did arrive, they found he was a surprisingly good improviser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
Jason Sudeikis and I used to play basketball together in New York years ago when he was a writer on "SNL" and I was just a struggling actor and improviser.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2023
While hosting the long-running PBS series “Scientific American Frontiers,” Alda realized how much his skills as an actor and improviser prepared him for interactions with scientists.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
Shackleton the improviser believed that it was foolish to burden themselves with equipment for every possible emergency.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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