Sentence:  Some of the in-person <WSD>performers</WSD> were Jack Teagarden , Gene Krupa , Bud Freeman , Pee Wee Russell , Johnny St. Cyr , Joe Sullivan , Red Allen , Lil Armstrong , Blossom Seeley . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience