Sentence examples for lead bands from inspiring English sources

DeJohnette is a master drummer with a composer's sensibilities (he's a pretty good pianist too) and he doesn't lead bands just to fill spaces between the drum solos.

Mr. DeJohnette's regular touring with Keith Jarrett makes it hard for him to lead bands as often as he should; let's hope this one works out.

But both composers also lead bands: Ms. Mazzoli's Victoire leans toward art-rock, electronica and chamber music; Mr. Mehlan's Skeletons could be taken for a compact jazz ensemble with rock undercurrents.

With quiet intensity, Mr. Cables solidified his reputation as one of the best mainstream-jazz pianists during the 1970s; he doesn't lead bands in New York that often, so this is a chance to see him with a particularly good one, including the saxophonist Gary Bartz, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Jeff Watts.

Their social organization consisted of many independent loosely led bands, each with its own territory.

He led bands of variable quality, playing in a style that Teachout charitably calls "less unabashedly virtuosic".

Laine, a drummer who led bands in New Orleans from 1891, is often referred to as the father of white jazz.

Since then, he has marched with and led bands that have won dozens of regional, national and world championships.

Cuban-born pianist, arranger, and composer who accompanied singers, led bands, and was a major influence on the lively Cuban music scene that emerged after World War II.

As a child he learned trumpet from his father and then piano from his mother; his sister was also a pianist who led bands in the 1930s.

Ron Blake, a tenor saxophonist, is a swift and sure improviser, with a hint of Sonny Rollins in his style; when he leads bands, he is firmly in control.