Sentence examples for he pared down from inspiring English sources

He pared down to an acoustic trio for a fondly intimate version of George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun".

When he pared down to a combo, there were mild issues with the vibraphonist Warren Wolf (standing in for Lionel Hampton) and the pianist Dan Nimmer (ditto for Teddy Wilson), who seemed constrained and perhaps ill at ease.

At that time he didn't know about the little ivory and wood figures, but since then he's bought so many for himself that "they began to blur into one another". He pared down from over 600 to fewer than 500 but not without problems.

"David has a genius for economy; I was impressed by the way he pared down every scene to its essentials," says Hampton. "It was a very adult collaboration," says Cronenberg.

"David has a genius for economy; I was impressed by the way he pared down every scene to its essentials," says Hampton. "It was a very adult collaboration," says Cronenberg. liked Beau Willimon's "Farragut North" play from a "thematic point of view" but made deep changes in their own script.

This fall he pared down the collection somewhat.

He usually performs with a poplike cohort, but here — as on a similar engagement last year — he pares down to a duo format with Mr. Willis, a soulful American pianist with whom he has some history.

He usually performs with a poplike cohort, but here he pares down to a duo format with Mr. Willis, a soulful American pianist with whom he has some history.

He pares down but preserves his momentum in this new trio, featuring an improvisational odd couple: the surgically precise trumpeter Ralph Alessi and the strategically unruly guitarist and banjoist Brandon Seabrook.

(Chinen) JAMES CARNEY GROUP (Sunday) Mr. Carney is a worldly pianist and composer who usually arranges his music for five pieces; here he pares down to a trio, enlisting the flexible rhythm team of Chris Lightcap on bass and Mark Ferber on drums.

In his prime, he was a prolific writer, but now he has pared down his work to fragmentary stories and prose poems.