Thesaurus results for GUITARIST

guitarist

noun

Definition of guitarist

as in drummer

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Recent Examples of guitarist The musicians included long-time collaborator guitarist Al Schackman, bassist Chris White, and drummer Rob Hamilton. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 The Offspring’s co-founding guitarist Noodles is pausing on performing due to a health scare. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 There are no solos; Jack Lee, the Nerves’ rhythm guitarist (there’s no lead player), often assumes a supporting role to Peter Case’s bass. — Cary Baker, SPIN, 20 Oct. 2026 Sitting backstage at the Bear Shadow Festival earlier this year in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Pandolfi is joined by Dusters guitarist Andy Falco. — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026 She was joined by two sax players — not a regular staple of her touring outfit — as well as four singers and a guitarist, bassist, keyboard player and drummer. — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026 Building an international band that includes Eiko Ishibashi, Jim O’Rourke, and a whistler, the Australian guitarist shapes longform spells of emotional and musical ambiguity. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026 Eleventh Dream Day formed in 1983, and as guitarist and singer Rick Rizzo recalls, Jacobs was at the band’s very first shows, tape recorder in hand. — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The material comes from band members—also including singer Serj Tankian and drummer John Dolmayan— management and some fans.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026
Inspired by drummer James Krivchenia’s love of the Grateful Dead’s extensive catalog of live albums, Big Thief’s version currently includes 10 sets, with a new performance to be added on the second Tuesday of every month moving forward.

— Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of drummer

Noun

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
As the son of a violinist and onetime president of Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela, Hindoyan was indoctrinated with classical music.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of violinist

Noun

Contemporary jazz saxophonist Braxton Cooke will open, and undoubtedly find his way back on stage for a few jams.

— Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Image Roy Nathanson, 75, a jazz saxophonist who lives nearby has been playing gigs for the series since his own nonprofit, Brooklyn Porch Music, stopped offering performances by professionals.

— Craig Kellogg, New York Times, 4 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

Noun

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

Noun

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
There was no choir, no church organist, and no children or young families.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 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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