keyboardist

noun

key·​board·​ist ˈkē-ˌbȯr-dist 

: a person who plays a keyboard musical instrument

Examples of keyboardist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The tour features Schon and Cain alongside Pineda, Castronovo, keyboardist Jason Derlatka and bassist Todd Jensen. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

According to Tulsa World, the show stopped after just two songs and keyboardist Jonathan Cain addressed the crowd after all the other band members left the stage. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

Jazz fusion keyboardist George Duke, however, plays wild splashes of melody on an electric piano in the empty spaces between Waits’s lines. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026

According to Tulsa World, Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain told the crowd to hang tight while the medical team checked on the drummer. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above