Sentence examples for served as band from inspiring English sources

Bobby Hackett was known as a jazz cornetist, although his style was considered too mellow for Miller's brass section and he instead served as band guitarist; occasionally he got a cornet solo his turn on "A String of Pearls" is perhaps the most celebrated instrumental solo on a Miller recording.

"Although Jerry Harrison served as band leader, Worrell had most to do with crafting the sound," wrote David Bowman, in The Adventures of Talking Heads in the 20th Century, adding that "when Worrell played, he left spaces for the others to play in".

It was the first Harrison song to feature Scott, who became a regular collaborator and served as band leader during Harrison's only solo tour of North America, the much-publicised "Dark Horse Tour" with Ravi Shankar.

Harrison resumed recording for his album in late August, working through to early September with four musicians who had signed on for the upcoming tour: old friend Billy Preston on keyboards; Scott, who would serve as band leader on the tour; and the rhythm section of Andy Newmark and Willie Weeks, both of whom Harrison had met while working on Ron Wood's album in July.

That's why they continue pushing for things like limits on carbon emissions that, even if, somehow, against all odds, were they actually carried out would only serve as band-aid solutions at best.

(Mr. Clayton has led his band since 1986 with the drummer Jeff Hamilton, but on Friday he served as the band's announcer, conductor, one of its principal soloists and its featured composer).

During the same tour, Deryck Whibley's cousin, Matt, who served as the band's assistant as well as video photographer, has joined the band on stage as an unofficial member to play the keyboards.

Her son, Sean Lennon, served as the band's music director.

He served as a band leader in the US Army during WWII.

Ollabelle served as house band, playing well through evened-out roots-rock arrangements with spots of light revisionism.

Mr. Le Fleming served as the band's grounding force; Mr. Hoenig soloed through his arrangements, eager to find new phrases inside small spaces, zooming in on his searches.