Brubeck

[ broo-bek ]

noun

1. David Warren Dave, 1920–2012, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.

Brubeck

/ ˈbruːbɛk /

noun

1. BrubeckDave19202012MUSMUSIC: jazz pianistMUSIC: composer Dave . 1920–2012, US modern jazz pianist and composer; formed his own quartet in 1951

Example Sentences

But his life changed in 1956 when he heard his first jazz record, Take Five by the American musician Dave Brubeck, and abandoned his studies.

From BBC

“It’s going to discourage apprentices to enroll in these programs,” said Ben Brubeck, vice president of regulatory, labor and state affairs for Associated Builders and Contractors, whose chapters provide apprenticeship programs.

From Seattle Times

He also painted covers for albums by jazz artists including Thelonious Monk, Art Tatum and Dave Brubeck.

From New York Times

And so, for more than a decade, some of the country’s most famous musicians—Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Benny Goodman, among others—went on “Jazz Ambassador” tours, for weeks or months at a time, through the Middle East, South America, Asia, and the Soviet bloc.

From Slate

“I think the problem involves people driving too fast and not paying attention and maybe not really seeing people who are walking and biking as people,” said Don Brubeck, who walked with the small group of people through Sodo.

From Seattle Times