Bandleading
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The art of leading a musical band. uncountable
"But Israel belongs to the select group of drummers--Art Blakey, Max Roach, Paul Motian, and Ronald Shannon Jackson among them--who approach bandleading with fresh and distinctive vision."
Adjective
- 1 Leading a musical band. not-comparable
"Great jazz quartets have often flowered when a bandleading pianist finds a soulmate on sax: Monk and Charlie Rouse, for instance, or Brubeck and Paul Desmond."
Example
More examples"Great jazz quartets have often flowered when a bandleading pianist finds a soulmate on sax: Monk and Charlie Rouse, for instance, or Brubeck and Paul Desmond."
Etymology
From band + leading.
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