improviser
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She had once tried acting in New York, which means that she lived a wilder life once and is something of an improviser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
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
Prominent among Ms. Clayton’s students are the composer Karen Goldfeder and the protean vocal improviser Theo Bleckmann.
From New York Times ● Jan. 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
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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