Explore Bandleader through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like conductor or director. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Bandleader meaning
A musician who conducts or leads a band of musicians.
Using Bandleader
- The main meaning on this page is: A musician who conducts or leads a band of musicians.
- Useful related words include: conductor, music director, director.
- In the example corpus, bandleader often appears in combinations such as: and bandleader, bandleader and, as bandleader.
Context around Bandleader
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 11 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bandleader
- In this selection, "bandleader" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ester, decorated, winningest, jon, possibly and expressed stand out and add context to how "bandleader" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and ester bandleader anna holmquist and as a bandleader. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bandleader" sits close to words such as abenaki, adria and afn, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bandleader
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There is power aplenty but Hutchings also excels as a bandleader. (11 words)
He’s already texted his bandleader to expect him back in 2024. (12 words)
Fellow Canuck and bandleader Paul Shaffer came over and gave Aykroyd a big hug. (14 words)
Re-released last month—in time for your Halloween DJ sets—this 1964 rarity is the musical child of Milton DeLugg, a composer and bandleader best known for his work on and the tunes he wrote for cult classic film Santa Claus Conquers The Martians. (45 words)
Trenton-based vocalist and bandleader Doris Spears is equally at home singing blues or jazz — as she will make clear when she performs on Thursday, July 5, as part of the Levitt Concerts Series in Trenton’s Mill Hill Park. (40 words)
In mid-September 2021, the saxophonist and bandleader was driving home from a performance in Cleveland when her car slid off the highway, careened through a wooded area and flipped into a drainage ditch. (34 words)
What more does this decorated bandleader, possibly the award-winningest bandleader in the Spanish-speaking world, have to prove? (19 words)
Mark and I are dear friends, and he's my bandleader, and my little brother -- not really! (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
What more does this decorated bandleader, possibly the award-winningest bandleader in the Spanish-speaking world, have to prove?
Before the Budokan concert, bandleader expressed his excitement over sharing the stage with his past and present guitarists.
Gossip Wolf is a little salty that Ester bandleader hasn’t released a new episode of their awesome Bad Songwriter Podcast since 2021.
He’s already texted his bandleader to expect him back in 2024.
In mid-September 2021, the saxophonist and bandleader was driving home from a performance in Cleveland when her car slid off the highway, careened through a wooded area and flipped into a drainage ditch.
There is power aplenty but Hutchings also excels as a bandleader.
Peter Gordon, a saxophonist, composer and bandleader who has been a mainstay of downtown music for decades, has started his own digital-only label.
Bandleader Johnny Otis, whose band was often compared to Count Basie, served long stints as the head of the Alabam's house band.
Branford Marsalis is a saxophonist and composer who served as bandleader for “The Tonight Show” from 1992-1995.
Mark and I are dear friends, and he's my bandleader, and my little brother -- not really!
Plus: Chicago rap crew Gold Standard Collective keep the faith on a new compilation, and Ester bandleader Anna Holmquist releases an EP written and recorded in a week.
Fellow Canuck and bandleader Paul Shaffer came over and gave Aykroyd a big hug.
Re-released last month—in time for your Halloween DJ sets—this 1964 rarity is the musical child of Milton DeLugg, a composer and bandleader best known for his work on and the tunes he wrote for cult classic film Santa Claus Conquers The Martians.
And guitarist-singer Gary Clark Jr. and “Late Show” bandleader Jon Batiste will pay tribute to rock ‘n’ roll pioneers Chuck Berry and Fats Domino, who both died in 2017.
As the drummer and bandleader for Seth Meyers’ late-night house band (and, formerly, Chicago punk outfit Trenchmouth), Armisen is uniquely equipped to write drumming-related jokes, which he does with expertise and aplomb.
Backed by the show’s bandleader Jon Batiste and his band Stay Human, Uzi London performed his hit in front of an open casket.
But before long, the tempo started to stutter and swim, and the drummer and bandleader Dan Weiss nudged the group toward a harsh and forbiddingly loud climax.
Michael Arenella is a musician, crooner, bandleader and impresario best known for leading his Dreamland Orchestra at his Jazz Age Lawn Party on New York’s Governors Island.
She has never forgiven him, calling the disgraced bandleader a “dirty rotten bastard” who doesn’t deserve the attention.
Trenton-based vocalist and bandleader Doris Spears is equally at home singing blues or jazz — as she will make clear when she performs on Thursday, July 5, as part of the Levitt Concerts Series in Trenton’s Mill Hill Park.
Common combinations with bandleader
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and bandleader 9×
- bandleader and 4×
- as bandleader 3×
- ester bandleader 2×
- bandleader to 2×
- bandleader for 2×
- show bandleader 2×
- bandleader jon 2×