"The technique of sophisticated musicians today is unbelievable compared to 40 years ago, in terms of what they can do, what they can play," he said.

Mr. Walton, a literate and sophisticated musician, has a mature perspective on Monk's music, and he admirably resisted the lure of imitation.

He was not a sophisticated musician or singer, but he had a wry and clever way with words: "Mama, move your false teeth, papa wanna scratch your gums."

Winners of a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album, the Chocolate Drops are "sophisticated musicians.

The fierceness of attack in Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony betrayed a further uneasiness, as if sophisticated musicians were overcompensating.

He was as sophisticated a musician as I have ever known.

Watching Mr. Borden play his keyboards, negotiate his electronic equipment and coordinate his performers, one feels the presence of a sophisticated musician.

Mozart is the archetypal prodigy and at 16 a more finished and sophisticated musician than the comparable Schubert.

Joe starts keeping company with Sylvia Crewes (Celeste Holm), a sophisticated classical musician and a typically neglected lover of Charlie's.

But he came through: in front of a full house, he made a strong case for himself as an intelligent, musically sophisticated and graceful musician.