Thesaurus results for GUITARIST

guitarist

noun

Definition of guitarist

as in drummer

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Recent Examples of guitarist If the score’s style is a bit of a pastiche of Queen’s own Eighties soundtrack work, the guitarist didn’t mind, since the band were already working in an ironic vein back then. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026 No, the Foos didn’t augment their lineup with a synth of a saxophone player, instead lead guitarist Chris Shiflett interpreted that famous riff. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2026 Rumors abound as to why Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi has been on indefinite hiatus from his longtime band since May, but that hasn’t stopped him from playing with other artists. — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026 The band is famously helmed by twin brothers, vocalist Joel Madden and guitarist/backing vocalist Benji Madden. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 Corgan noted that Manson’s wife, Lindsay Usich, is the twin sister of Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha’s wife. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The musicians included long-time collaborator guitarist Al Schackman, bassist Chris White, and drummer Rob Hamilton.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
The pals would convene at Roberge’s home after school and watch a Genesis concert VHS owned by his older brother Jeff Roberge, who became drummer for Foxtrot Zulu.

— Leena Tailor, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of drummer

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Mariachi Damas de Jalisco are making room for songs made famous by women, violinist Elizabeth Sosa tells me.

— Zoey Goto, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
His father, Stanley Silverman, is a composer who has arranged music for Sting and Paul Simon; his mother, Mary (Delson) Silverman,was an opera singer, and his stepmother a violinist.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of violinist

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Vile lives near the Philly house that Sun Ra and the band called home, where 102-year-old saxophonist Marshall Allen still lives.

— Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026
From a legendary saxophonist to a country icon making his KC return, there are multiple options for shows in November.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of saxophonist

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Having the support of his community made all the difference, Sharon said, pointing out Black Sabbath co-founder Tony Iommi and keyboardist Adam Wakeman in the audience.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
As a result, Gray ended up becoming good friends with Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek.

— Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of keyboardist

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But the San Diego imaginative new music series Art of Elan is now taking it to the desert for a special performance led by percussionist Steven Schick at an outdoor theater in Borrego Springs.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Bashiri Johnson was a quiet, brilliant New York percussionist who’d been mentored by James Mtume and played with Madonna, Michael, and Luther.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of percussionist

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Recorded live in a Norwegian church with the British organist Kit Downes, the album consists almost entirely of pipe organ and Sundfør’s steadfast, saintly voice.

— Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Dylan’s backing band, as introduced at Carnegie, was composed of the Hawks guitarist Robbie Robertson, the organist Garth Hudson, the bassist Rick Danko, the pianist Richard Manual and the drummer Levon Helm.

— Atoosa Moinzadeh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of organist

Noun

The trombonist Cutler is played by Terence Archie as stolid, unassuming and quietly in control.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of trombonist

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