bandleader

Example Sentences

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On bad nights for the bandleaders and their players, they caught a little sleep on the bus or in the car, scrunched between sweaty orchestra mates.

From Los Angeles Times

Gordon, a saxophonist, composer and bandleader who has been a mainstay of downtown music for decades, has recorded for several different labels.

From New York Times

Cherry met Coleman around the mid-50s and started working with the bandleader; it was a creative partnership that spanned several albums.

From New York Times

More than 100 high school jazz bands applied for this year’s competition, which celebrates composer, pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday.

From Seattle Times

I hear a band breaking the rules of what jazz was supposed to be, and a bandleader sidestepping a box he never fit.

From New York Times