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Recent Examples of guitarist
As such, Rombola and Larkin's roles have been filled by lead guitarist Sam Koltun and drummer Wade Murff, respectively.
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Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
From all-world jazz guitarist Pat Metheny to super soprano Renee Fleming to the wonderful Smuin Ballet, there are a lot of great concerts and shows to catch this weekend and beyond.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
The band sounds a little like the Police approximating Weather Report, but Parker sounds much like the very guitarist who would join Tortoise and build the ETA IVTet—his tone incisive and notes restrained, his choices forever relating to the rhythm.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
They’ll be accompanied by veteran drummer Kenny Aronoff, bassist Marco Mendoza, and guitarist Pete Thorn.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Spatola, who testified as the first witness, described his background as a longtime guitarist who shifted into production work.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
Bassist Todd Jensen and founding member/guitarist Neal Schon round out the band's current members.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The Strokes’ guitarist Nick Valensi spoke with the magazine Tablet in 2018 about being the son of a religious Tunisian Jewish father and the husband to a Sephardic Jewish woman.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Despite its unfortunate past, the guitarist immediately saw its potential as a recording studio.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
From all-world jazz guitarist Pat Metheny to super soprano Renee Fleming to the wonderful Smuin Ballet, there are a lot of great concerts and shows to catch this weekend and beyond.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
The band sounds a little like the Police approximating Weather Report, but Parker sounds much like the very guitarist who would join Tortoise and build the ETA IVTet—his tone incisive and notes restrained, his choices forever relating to the rhythm.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
They’ll be accompanied by veteran drummer Kenny Aronoff, bassist Marco Mendoza, and guitarist Pete Thorn.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Spatola, who testified as the first witness, described his background as a longtime guitarist who shifted into production work.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
Bassist Todd Jensen and founding member/guitarist Neal Schon round out the band's current members.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The Strokes’ guitarist Nick Valensi spoke with the magazine Tablet in 2018 about being the son of a religious Tunisian Jewish father and the husband to a Sephardic Jewish woman.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Despite its unfortunate past, the guitarist immediately saw its potential as a recording studio.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guitarist
Noun
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Freese had joined the band following the March 2022 death of original Foos drummer Taylor Hawkins.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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They’ll be accompanied by veteran drummer Kenny Aronoff, bassist Marco Mendoza, and guitarist Pete Thorn.—
Jennifer Day,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Wilson, a pianist for Andrew’s Jazz Ensemble and a member of its Wind Symphony and Chorale, has been working on the nine-minute piece since November 2024, when Iwinski challenged him as a sophomore to write a piece for the wind symphony by his senior year.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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His band — comprised of himself, guitarist Peter Buck, pianist Bill Berry and bass guitarist Mike Mills — split amicably in 2011 after more than three decades trailblazing as a rock group.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Camilia is a violinist with Mariachi Bravo, an elementary school mariachi band from Waukegan Community Unit School District 60.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Singaporean violinist Joy Yong recorded the lead violin parts.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Over breakfast, Segal handed Feldman a CD of saxophonist Stan Getz, playing live at the Showcase.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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With the brilliant saxophonist Clarence Clemmons leading the five-member E Street Band (plus a four-man horn section), Springsteen belted out each high energy song in his distinctively raw and powerful voice.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At 34, the singer-keyboardist, who got his start as a 17-year-old posting his music on YouTube, has a dedicated following.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The lineup also includes such stellar musicians as keyboardist Larry Goldings, bassist Jimmy Johnson, guitarist Michael Landau, percussionist Luis Conte, horn players Walt Fowler and Lou Marini, and singers Kate Markowitz, Dorian Holley and Andrea Zohn.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The lineup also includes such stellar musicians as keyboardist Larry Goldings, bassist Jimmy Johnson, guitarist Michael Landau, percussionist Luis Conte, horn players Walt Fowler and Lou Marini, and singers Kate Markowitz, Dorian Holley and Andrea Zohn.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Drummer Charlie Watts, the group’s newest member, a jazz aficionado and an accomplished percussionist, propelled the music forward with a rock-solid beat.—
Marc Ballon,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Alongside organist Ståle Storløkken and drummer Ole Mofjell, the Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns (the third word a slang term for Norwegians) form a groove that teeters toward explosiveness without ever reaching it.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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Hall, an organist and pianist at her local Baptist church, wrote a song for the ceremony.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Her father was a jazz trombonist and her mother a pianist.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
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Wayne Henderson, trombonist for the Jazz Crusaders, had co-produced the debut album, 1984’s Centipede, for Michael’s sister Rebbie with Michael, Tito, and Randy Jackson.—
Greg Poole,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Guitarist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guitarist. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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