bandstand

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“In Claude Collier,” she rhapsodizes, “I saw my very youth, a fateful green garden, parades on the Avenue, an orchestra on a bandstand, my youth in New Orleans.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

I just assume he couldn't recollect or revel in discussions about Count Basie and Duke Ellington and sitting on the bandstand and blowing trumpet with many other people, especially in Hollywood.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

The civil rights movement was alive and well, adding to the urgency that these musicians were executing on the bandstand.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Park life: "Gorgeous day in the snow and sun," says Natalie Gallan at the bandstand at Duthie Park in Aberdeen.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2024

Shorty was pulled right off the bandstand that night.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey