keyboardist

noun

Definition of keyboardistnext
as in guitarist

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Recent Examples of keyboardist Meanwhile, in the doc, Allman Brothers Band keyboardist Chuck Leavell reveals the band's initial reaction to learning that its founder was dating one of the most famous women in the world. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 To support the new album, White will embark on an expansive world tour with his longtime backing band of drummer Patrick Keeler, bassist Dominic Davis and keyboardist Bobby Emmett. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 10 June 2026 Led by the husband-and-wife team of singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and bottleneck guitar master Derek Trucks, the Tedeschi Trucks Band is a welcome anomaly with its lineup of three guitarists, two drummers, two singing percussionists, a keyboardist, a bassist and a three-piece brass section. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026 The film, which overcame a legal challenge on the eve of its SXSW premiere, chronicles the life of the legendary keyboardist and Grammy winner, who performed alongside The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Little Richard and many others. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for keyboardist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keyboardist
  1. guitarist
  2. drummer
  3. pianist
  4. violinist
  5. organist
  6. saxophonist
  7. percussionist
  8. flutist
Noun
  • Richards will perform with guitarist Lenny Smith with the Lenny Smith Project.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The headliners are The Breaks, a jazz/funk/roots super-trio of sorts featuring Galactic drummer Stanton Moore, Greyboy Allstars organist Robert Walter, and New Mastersounds guitarist Eddie Roberts.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of guitarist
Noun
  • The headliners are The Breaks, a jazz/funk/roots super-trio of sorts featuring Galactic drummer Stanton Moore, Greyboy Allstars organist Robert Walter, and New Mastersounds guitarist Eddie Roberts.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • The head drummer of the colonial fife and drum band was a Black man in a Revolutionary War costume, his dreadlocks peeking from under a powdered wig.
    — Catherine Simpson Bueker, The Conversation, 1 July 2026
Definition of drummer
Noun
  • Drones and water choreography, acrobats, and a floating pianist paired with over-the-top performances by Leona Lewis and opera singer Joseph Calleja transformed the night into a spectacle.
    — Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
  • The Fremont software engineer and entrepreneur has carved out a bustling career as a jazz pianist, a realm where children of the Great Depression share the bandstand with Gen Z teenagers.
    — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Definition of pianist
Noun
  • Lavers is riding with the same crew as the first go-around, which includes his partner McGrory, who sings under the alias Colle, and the violinist Zachary Paul.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
  • He is lured by the sound of music down a Montmartre street to Nicholas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), an old friend from his village who has grown up to be a talented violinist and rakish twink.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026
Definition of violinist
Noun
  • The director of music and organist says making music in the historic space is a thrill.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Mihalka profiles several of baseball’s most prominent ballpark organists, including Gladys Goodding, who worked the keys and pedals for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1942 to 1957, and Nancy Faust, who was the organist for the Chicago White Sox from 1970 to 2010.
    — Tom Reinsfelder, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Definition of organist
Noun
  • The two attempted to keep talking as they were played off by a saxophonist, which host Druski had warned about earlier in the evening.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • The upbeat song in which Jagger envisions the end of the world also features Winwood on piano and organ, Watt on synths and background vocals, saxophonist James King, and trumpeter Ron Blake.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
Definition of saxophonist
Noun
  • The group’s first album in 16 years reunites Reilly, who survived a stroke in 2011, with longtime percussionist Bruce Mitchell and player-producer Keir Stewart.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • Chinese percussionist Xu Yang told his social media followers the form and style of the drums used on the Great Wall appeared more like a Japanese Taiko performance.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Definition of percussionist
Noun
  • The flutist Denis Bouriakov and the bassoonist Whitney Crockett applied pinpoint dexterity to Paganini and Rossini, respectively.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Also on the program was popular jazz pianist Danny Green, a fine pairing of flutist Elena Yarritu with pianist Cho-Hyun Park, and a cool duo of John Offerkuch on piano with Ian Harland on vibes.
    — Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2026
Definition of flutist

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