saxophonist
/sakˈsɒf(ə)nɪst/ /ˈsaksəˌfəʊnɪst/noun
A person who plays the saxophone: a saxophonist who doubles as the lead vocalist...
- He is a fluid, elegant player who rejects the star soloist approach of many a saxophonist faced with the trio format.
- The piece is dedicated to alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley.
- Throughout, the saxophonist eschews the obvious, opting for restraint or curiously oblique phrases rather than motivic development.
