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

Alexander met Clark during his stint in New York, but Farnsworth first played with the pianist at Kuumbwa last year when Zisman recommended him.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Today's listen Grammy- and Oscar-winning pianist Jon Batiste recently released three new albums all at once.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 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

This will be the saxophonist’s SummerFest debut as both a composer and performer.

— Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Dinner Party, consisting of pianist Robert Glasper, saxophonist Kamasi Washington, and producers Terrace Martin and 9th Wonder, has prioritized consistency from the beginning.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 10 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

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
John Douglas — a longtime tech member, percussionist and drummer — replaced Beard in the interim, having done so previously when the veteran drummer underwent an emergency appendectomy in 2002.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of percussionist

Noun

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
The music fest is directed by Raúl Prieto Ramírez, Spreckels Organ Society’s artistic director and San Diego’s civic organist.

— Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 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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