Thesaurus results for GUITARIST

guitarist

noun

Definition of guitarist

as in drummer

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Recent Examples of guitarist Buckcherry’s current lineup includes Todd as the only original member, Dacanay, guitarist Billy Rowe, bass player Kelly LeMieux, and drummer Francis Ruiz. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026 Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell says his cancer has returned. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 Schulze is an adept guitarist and enthusiastic singer whose band performs with infectious spirit. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Coleman grew up in a small town southwest of Chicago and began playing guitar while in high school. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Band co-founder and guitarist Billy Gibbons, on tour with bassist Elwood Francis, hailed Beard in a statement. — Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026 His death leaves singer-guitarist and ZZ Top founder Billy Gibbons as the only remaining member from the band's most successful decades. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Beard, along with guitarist Billy Gibbons and bassist Dusty Hill, formed ZZ Top in 1969. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 In his Instagram post Monday next to a gallery of photos with Panettiere from the show, Esten recounted his first audition for the role of guitarist and songwriter Deacon Claybourne in a soundstage office in Hollywood. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

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Noun

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard brought out surprise guest Max Weinberg during their Saturday show in Queens, just a week after the E Street Band drummer’s son Jay joined the band onstage.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026
The blink-182 drummer shared that the late DJ had struggled with his sobriety after the two of them survived a plane crash.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of drummer

Noun

The real-life jazz quartet from Gelber’s play—headlined by the saxophonist Jackie McLean and the pianist Freddie Redd—performed at length on camera.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
But it was filled with quicksilver, roller-coaster displays of virtuosity and the sly humor Lutoslawski and fellow Polish composer and pianist Andrzej Panufnik brought to their Paganini variations in its original 1941 iteration.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of pianist

Noun

Lin, not coincidentally, was also the violinist when Quartet La Jolla was first played 15 years ago.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Accompanying the drones will be a suite of musical scores and dialogue from the films, as well as a live performance by an electric violinist (dressed in a wizard’s cloak) to help amplify the soundtrack.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of violinist

Noun

Guests were also treated to a live music production, which included performances by saxophonist Alek Sanchez-Tellez, violinist Katarina Baumgart and French singer Ana-Maria Desai.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Live music was provided by saxophonist Alek Sanchez-Tellez, violinist Katarina Baumgart, and French singer Ana-Maria Desai.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of saxophonist

Noun

Wilson, who joined the band in 1998, was known at #0 and served as Slipknot’s keyboardist and turntablist.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Vocalist-keyboardist Tyrone Lindqvist looked out at the tens of thousands of people in front of him and reflected back upon the first time his Grammy-winning EDM trio out of Sydney performed at Outside Lands.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of keyboardist

Noun

Bofill is a Cuban percussionist and composer, well known among musicians of his generation.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Hiding behind a friend carrying a guitar, Goodman settled in behind percussionist Juma Sultan and was assumed to be a member of the sprawling film crew that had surrounded the entire event.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of percussionist

Noun

An honorary street sign was posted in Chicago's Portage Park last week commemorating silent film organist Jay Warren — real name Dennis Wolkowicz — who died last year.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
This complicated story of mix-ups and mishaps at sea will be accompanied by the pianist and organist Ben Model, who will share keyboard duties with Makia Matsumura throughout the festival.

— Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026

Definition of organist

Noun

The main stage featured local performers including Brass and Boujee, with Kansas City rapper and entrepreneur Kemet Coleman and hip-hop trombonist Kadesh Flow.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
For composer and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist Christopher Crenshaw, that collective spirit is the music’s genius.

— Abraham Swee, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of trombonist

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