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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Example Sentences

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

Any improviser, I think, would say that.

From Los Angeles Times

When he did arrive, they found he was a surprisingly good improviser.

From Los Angeles Times

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

“I think it is kind of every improviser’s dream to play with people that are just perfectly, as equally mentally ill as you are.”

From Los Angeles Times