Definition of saxophonist in English:
saxophonist
nounˈsaksəˌfəʊnɪstsakˈsɒf(ə)nɪst
A person who plays the saxophone.
a saxophonist who doubles as the lead vocalist
Example sentencesExamples
- The saxophonist had his own booth on the side of the control room.
- His poem pays homage to saxophonist John Coltrane.
- His solos are seldom more than three minutes long, but he squeezes more into three minutes than most saxophonists could play in ten.
- He hit the road as a tenor saxophonist and clarinettist with the Henry Jerome Swing Band.
- Throughout, the saxophonist eschews the obvious, opting for restraint or curiously oblique phrases rather than motivic development.
- The piece is dedicated to alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley.
- He began working as a jazz saxophonist in 1940.
- He is a fluid, elegant player who rejects the star soloist approach of many a saxophonist faced with the trio format.
- Before those 1968 Olympics, he would be tinkering with 15 pairs of skis at a time, like a saxophonist with his reeds, and finally choosing.
- Coming as a complete contrast to the saxophonist's often turbulent output in recent years, this album is a collection of introspective ballads.
Definition of saxophonist in US English:
saxophonist
nounˈsæksəˌfoʊnəstˈsaksəˌfōnəst
A person who plays the saxophone.
a saxophonist who doubles as the lead vocalist
Example sentencesExamples
- He is a fluid, elegant player who rejects the star soloist approach of many a saxophonist faced with the trio format.
- Before those 1968 Olympics, he would be tinkering with 15 pairs of skis at a time, like a saxophonist with his reeds, and finally choosing.
- His poem pays homage to saxophonist John Coltrane.
- He began working as a jazz saxophonist in 1940.
- His solos are seldom more than three minutes long, but he squeezes more into three minutes than most saxophonists could play in ten.
- Throughout, the saxophonist eschews the obvious, opting for restraint or curiously oblique phrases rather than motivic development.
- He hit the road as a tenor saxophonist and clarinettist with the Henry Jerome Swing Band.
- The saxophonist had his own booth on the side of the control room.
- Coming as a complete contrast to the saxophonist's often turbulent output in recent years, this album is a collection of introspective ballads.
- The piece is dedicated to alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley.