one-nighter

Example Sentences

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Two concerts will vie for one-nighter of the year.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2017

For this one-nighter, they also share leadership duties, working with a congress of their peers: Philip Dizack on trumpet, Ben van Gelder on alto saxophone, Rick Rosato on bass and Craig Weinrib on drums.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2016

For this one-nighter, Mr. Richardson enlists a worthy substitute on guitar, Mike Moreno, along with the pianist Sam Harris, the bassist Harish Raghavan and the drummer Tommy Crane.

From New York Times • May 19, 2016

This one-nighter uptown won’t include the pianist Adam Diehl, her astute musical director and partner, but it will feature the august bassist Rufus Reid, along with Adam Birnbaum on piano and Joe Farnsworth on drums.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2015

Each band’s musicians knew the other bands’ one-nighter touring schedules.

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