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improviser

American  
[im-pruh-vahyz-er] / ˈɪm prəˌvaɪz ər /

noun

  1. a person who improvises or is skilled at improvising, especially in a performance art such as music, acting, stand-up comedy, or public speaking.


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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

A gifted improviser in venues like the podcast “Comedy Bang! Bang!”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2024

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

The exercises at the petersax site mentioned above would also be useful for the beginning improviser.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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