improviser
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
He was a self-taught improviser on guitar, and a high school trumpeter, but he was drawn to any sounds that tapped meaningfully into feelings of heartache and tension, beauty and noise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 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
A good improviser, given the name of a chord, can quickly play not only the notes of the chord but also the scale implied by the chord.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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