English > bandleader: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | The leader of a dance band. |
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Instances | Goodman, Benny Goodman, Benjamin David Goodman, King of Swing | United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz / jazz known as swing (1909-1986) |
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Herman, Woody Herman, Woodrow Charles Herman | United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987) |
Miller, Glenn Miller, Alton Glenn Miller | United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944) |
Shaw, Artie Shaw, Arthur Jacob Arshawsky | United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004) |
Broader | conductor, music director, director | The person who leads a musical group |
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Spanish | director de banda |
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