How to Use keyboardist in a Sentence

keyboardist

noun
  • The bassist or keyboardist can be tired or hungover and get through the gig.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The jazz keyboardist Chick Corea, who died last year, won two.
    — New York Times, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Pianist and keyboardist Robert Glasper is a man of many hats.
    — Michael J. West, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
  • First the strings, then two guitarists, two keyboardists, a bassist and a drummer to round it out.
    — Heather Bushman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2023
  • Unable to find work, Gadson joined the band as keyboardist and lead singer.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Allman was the band's lead singer, keyboardist and a key songwriter.
    — NBC News, 3 June 2017
  • The young French keyboardist Jean Rondeau plays jazz on the side.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 14 May 2018
  • At the time, the artist paused the song mid-lyrics to talk to her keyboardist, but collapsed shortly thereafter.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The singer and keyboardist, 74, missed out on the band's meet-and-greet and performance.
    — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2019
  • So the keyboardist and drummers strapped on their instruments, enabling them to join the dance steps.
    — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Well, [our keyboardist] Rob Collins died in a car crash during the making of that.
    — Annie Zaleski, SPIN, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Chick Corea, the jazz keyboardist who died of cancer last month at 79, also won two.
    — New York Times, 15 Mar. 2021
  • More than a mere keyboardist in the band, Fletcher was an essential part of the studio team.
    — Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022
  • John Gosling, former keyboardist for The Kinks, has died at age 75.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2023
  • She was armed with a full band — two backup singers, a bassist, drummer, guitarist and keyboardist — but largely stuck to the script.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The death was announced by her husband, the keyboardist Craig Doerge.
    — New York Times, 4 May 2022
  • At the time, the artist paused the song mid-lyrics to talk to her keyboardist, but suddenly collapsed shortly thereafter.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
  • There are trumpet players and a keyboardist and three different guitarists.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
  • Although Garcia gifted the pipe to Saunders, the keyboardist did not use drugs and hid the pipe.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The keyboardist told Billboard at the time that Smith had wanted to turn the Cure into a trio.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2025
  • David was quirky and weird, but on the other hand, there was [keyboardist] Bernie Worrell, who was equally as weird.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Ambrosia keyboardist Christopher North has died at 75.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Cream of Clapton Band keyboardist is East’s 25-year-old son, Noah.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
  • Throughout the 11-track song-cycle, the singer and keyboardist explores the emotional push and pull of life.
    — Chrissie Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Downes now holds the record for the longest continuous run as a keyboardist in the six-decade history of Yes.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2026
  • The band consisted of a drummer and bassist on the right side of the stage, keyboardist, guitarist, and DJ on the left.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Without a keyboardist or a drummer or a singer or a mixing engineer, nobody else on payroll, no bandmates.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Christopher North, founding keyboardist for prog- and soft-rock standouts Ambrosia, has died.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The founding member and keyboardist of Depeche Mode died in May at the age of 60.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Duane was the band's lead guitarist while Allman was the lead singer, keyboardist and primary songwriter.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026

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