sextet
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The one Mingus brought to Monterey included pianist Jaki Byard and drummer Dannie Richmond from that previous sextet, along with alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, tenor saxophonist John Handy and trumpeter Lonnie Hillyer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
LACO’s sextet program also went in reverse order, the second sextet heard before the first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Fronted by singer Francesca Eluhu, the sextet blends psychedelic neo-soul, breezy R&B and jazz — both London’s dance-floor-moving modern fusion scene and dashes of Afro-Cuban rhythms — over six joyful tracks.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
Joe Truman, Neah Evans and GB's sextet in the mixed team time trial all narrowly missed out on medals.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2023
Howard got up on his saddle horse, Chulo, Smith got on Pumpkin, and the sextet trotted out to the course for a prerace blowout.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
