saxophone
noun
a musical wind instrument consisting of a conical, usually brass tube with keys or valves and a mouthpiece with one reed.
saxophonist
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a word derived from
saxophone.
Example Sentences
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They’re caught here at full strength near the end of that run, after saxophonist Chris Potter had taken over for Steve Wilson, and drummer Nate Smith stepped in for Billy Kilson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
A year later, after a stint with Thelonious Monk’s pioneering group, the saxophonist returned to Davis’s quintet and eventually played, with great credit, on Davis’s legendary 1959 album, “Kind of Blue.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Marty Ehrlich releases an expansive album that highlights the brilliant body of work left behind by the saxophonist and composer, who died in 1995.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Plas Johnson, the jazz saxophonist best known for his ageless solo on the theme to “The Pink Panther,” has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Hazel walked over to where the performers were, past the saxophonist and the orator.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
