bandleader
n.
person who conducts a band (especially large group of jazz musicians or a dance band)
Bandleader
A bandleader is the director of a
band of
musicians. The term is most commonly used with a group that plays either a
popular music dance band or a
big band, such as one which plays
swing music. Most bandleaders also were performers with their own band. The bandleader role was dependent on a variety of skills, not just musicianship. A bandleader needed to be a music director, promoter, and performer. In general the bands were named after their bandleaders. Some bands have continued operating under their bandleaders' names long after the death of the original bandleader.
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bandleader
Noun
1. the leader of a dance band
(hypernym) conductor, music director, director
(hyponym) Goodman, Benny Goodman, Benjamin David Goodman, the King of Swing
bandleader