bandstand
a platform, often roofed, for outdoor band performances.
a raised platform in a nightclub, restaurant, etc., used by the members of a band or orchestra while performing.
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Haynes has contributed to an effort to restore the 184-acre park, including the fieldhouse, a bandstand, the walkways and other features.
“In Those Pictures, You Can See the Community” | by Samantha Cabrera Friend, CatchLight Local Chicago, and Tony Briscoe, ProPublica | September 30, 2021 | ProPublicaVideos that later circulated on Twitter showed police snatching women at the bandstand, and a series of photographs in particular showed one woman pushed to the ground by police officers.
London Police's Treatment of Women at a Vigil Prompted Fury. Campaigners Say a Reckoning Is Overdue | Suyin Haynes | March 16, 2021 | TimeSo I’ve had to learn a lot on the bandstand and that’s been really an old-school kind of process.
Marshall Allen is 96 years old and still leading one of the most visionary jazz groups of all time | Shannon Effinger | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostPeter Christopherson made the leap to life on the bandstand and became a pioneer in the industrial music genre.
The tenor saxophonist was one of the most imaginatively restless artists to ever work a bandstand.
When Cosby looked up, he saw that Sonny Stitt, the famed alto sax player, had joined the bandstand.
Why Comedians Still Think Bill Cosby Is a Genius | Mark Whitaker | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Roots now preside from a large, wooden bandstand, the aggregation having grown slightly in size.
Batiste and his band ended the evening by marching off the bandstand and playing amid the crowd.
Jon Batiste, a Thrilling Jazz Pianist Whose First Goal Is to Entertain | Howard Wolfson | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe wooded hills rose over the bandstand, against the bright blue sky.
No Hero | E.W. HornungThe Casino having been burned down in 1918, the concerts took place under the bandstand in the park.
The Mountebank | William J. LockeIn the middle was a circular bandstand where greasy musicians fiddled with perspiring zeal.
The Belovd Vagabond | William J. LockeGas flared in two concentric circles of flame around the hall and around the central bandstand.
The Belovd Vagabond | William J. LockeIn the grey distance the big bandstand of a watering-place stood up like a giant mushroom with six legs.
The Wisdom of Father Brown | G. K. Chesterton
British Dictionary definitions for bandstand
/ (ˈbændˌstænd) /
a platform for a band, usually out of doors and roofed
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