Sentence examples for replacement pianist from inspiring English sources
She greatly impressed Kirk musically, but Kirk didn't like the idea of having a woman in the band; she was relegated to the role of a replacement pianist, but happened to be called upon to play when the band auditioned for the record-company executive Jack Kapp.
When the pianist died, he was her replacement.
The Italian-born pianist Marino Formenti, making his Philharmonic debut, was an impressive replacement, capturing the color and character of the music in his brilliant performance, complemented by Mr. Salonen and the Philharmonic.
Their replacements in Coltrane's group — the drummer Rashied Ali and the pianist Alice Coltrane (the leader's wife) — were entirely in synch with Coltrane's new, later manner (and continued to perform with him for the rest of his life).
In the early '70s he was part of the pianist Eddie Palmieri's Latin jazz group Harlem River Drive and joined the Coasters as a replacement member, a job he held on and off until his health gave way in 1998.
The Brazilian pianist on the bill had cancelled at the last minute, due to illness, and a replacement had been called in.
Mr. Shearing began his career at 16, when another blind pianist gave up his job playing in a London pub and recommended Mr. Shearing as his replacement.
BOWING AND OUT -- An illness that has forced the pianist Martha Argerich out of a series of scheduled concerts with the New York Philharmonic has set up a busy Thursday night for her replacement, the Canadian pianist Louis Lortie.
Pianist Gary Graffman, pianist, was also present.
