How to Use bandleader in a Sentence

bandleader

noun
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  • At the time, many in the music press didn’t know what to make of bandleader Maurice White’s soulful stew.
    — Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • But the Grammys had more going on than just his bandleader's wins.
    — Peter Weber, The Week, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Arnaz was a bandleader on and off screen, meaning Bardem had to learn to sing and play the conga drum.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Over chicken and potatoes, Stoner, the tour’s bassist, and bandleader, reviewed the show.
    — Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
  • On Wednesday, bandleader Brendon Urie and the rest of Panic!
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Jon Batiste has officially played his final note as the bandleader of The Late Show.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The man ended up being the son of the famous Puerto Rican bandleader Tito Puente.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Nobody could dance and play instruments and be a bandleader like Prince.
    — Ron Hart, SPIN, 3 June 2022
  • Nearby, the bandleader, Kim Yak-dae, inspected a pair of patent-leather loafers, a bracelet of skulls turning on his wrist.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
  • As the crowd cheered, the Green Day bandleader revealed the other alternative acts joining them on the tour.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • With his new career as a bandleader thriving, Mr. Smith married Doretha Ford in 1957.
    — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2023
  • This year, the former Late Show bandleader is up for six Grammys, including album of the year once again.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Her father also played bass and French horn in a jazz big band and counted the singer and bandleader Cab Calloway among his circle of friends.
    — New York Times, 11 Nov. 2021
  • He’s launched four nationwide tours and served as the bandleader on Comedy Bang!
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2022
  • By Truckers whose acclaim as a songwriter and bandleader has soared in the last decade, will appear Jan. 25.
    — al, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The trio and the jazz bandleader have shared songs and stages, including a three-song set at New York’s Winter Jazzfest in 2019 that sparked the flame for a full album from the foursome.
    — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Sylvie wants to be a television producer, while Robert is a bandleader in a jazz quartet.
    — PCMAG, 2 Feb. 2022
  • At the time, founding bandleader and also pianist Rafael Ithier began to look for a successor to lead the group.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 4 June 2022
  • Louis Caro, who has been filling in for Batiste this summer, will become the show’s permanent new bandleader.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Frontman and bandleader Jonathan Horstmann oozed charisma, mixing svelte goth romance with a fiery Texas edge.
    — Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Joey Batts, the local rapper and bandleader who runs his own hip-hop music festivals in the state every year.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Adding to the historic nature of the property, Dryden notes that the home was once owned by Jack Teagarden, a renowned bandleader and trombonist in the ’40s and ’50s.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • To them, the Rilo Kiley bandleader’s project was no different.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The tickets sold briskly despite the absence of legendary bandleader Jerry Garcia, who had died in 1995.
    — Dave Shiflett, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
  • To go along with this sketch, the bandleader actually recorded nine tracks that viewers could download and use as their phone alarm tone.
    — Dan Reilly, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The drummer's father was a local bandleader and played a large role in influencing his love of music.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
  • It is adopted by bandleaders and jazz musicians who add bold ties in colorful prints.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
  • Stephen Colbert had the privilege of telling his bandleader Jon Batiste that their parent company has a new name, and Batiste truly didn’t know how to feel.
    — Vulture, 18 Feb. 2022
  • During the group's performance at the Kia Forum, bandleader Hayley Williams shared that there would be a special guest joining them.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
  • On Twitter, people were clowning the 35-year-old singer, piano player and bandleader for his slow cadence.
    — Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021

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