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guitarist

noun

Definition of guitarist

as in drummer

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Recent Examples of guitarist In 1999, Drew co-founded the music collective Broken Social Scene with his fellow singer and guitarist Brendan Canning, counting several members of the two units among its creative lineups. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026 Hole guitarist and co-founder Eric Erlandson oversaw the reissues for UMe. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026 The rocker took a step back from his usual double duty as lead singer and guitarist, opting to shred voraciously as Robinson wailed on the mic. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026 Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready didn’t really plan to write a graphic novel based on his experiences and those of his friends as the grunge music scene washed over Seattle in the early 1990s. — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 23 July 2026 The brainchild of founding guitarist and musical director Michael Sanders, One Tribe Nation has cooked up a musical stew that reflects the diversity of Los Angeles, California for over two decades. — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Tony Thorpe, the guitarist for the English glam-rock combo the Rubettes, has died. — Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 At the same time, the 71-year-old guitarist looked like he was just getting warmed up. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026 Before the iconic heavy metal band takes the stage at Sphere for 24 shows from October 2026 through March 2027, Ulrich shared his candid thoughts on the upcoming residency in a new interview on U2 guitarist The Edge’s SiriusXM show. — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

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Noun

In 1986, Lou and his brother Pete Koller formed Sick of It All with drummer Armand Majidi in Queens, New York.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Jimmy Eat World’s Adkins, Burch, drummer Zach Lind and guitarist Tom Linton earned recording money between tours by working construction, driving around car dealership customers and selling art supplies and auto parts.

— Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of drummer

Noun

Gosling won a Golden Globe for his role as Seb, an aspiring pianist who falls in love with Mia (Stone), an actress who can’t catch a break.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 21 July 2026
For a nightcap, head to Elephant Bar, or opt for the lobby’s calming atmosphere, where a suited & booted pianist takes requests.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026

Definition of pianist

Noun

Being a pilot has come in handy during his career as a violinist, too.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Playing her festival debut in Monterey Jazz’s intimate Pacific Jazz Café last September, Cuban violinist and vocalist Yilian Cañizares delivered one of the season’s most memorable sets.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Definition of violinist

Noun

His father, saxophonist, flutist and vocalist Scott Mayo, performed with Earth, Wind & Fire and Sérgio Mendes.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
The London saxophonist and his ensemble fuse jazz with diverse strains of global trance music—Moroccan gnawa, Berlin kosmische—into a hypnotic, utopian expression of spiritual union.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

Definition of saxophonist

Noun

In 2013, Browning ultimately reformed the band under a different name, Nocturnus AD, and onboarded two new guitarists, a bassist, and keyboardist.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
The record also marks the first Mastodon album to feature guitarist Nick Johnston, alongside significant contributions from keyboardist João Nogueira.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 13 July 2026

Definition of keyboardist

Noun

And, of course, Buffett himself arrives, accompanied by his longtime percussionist Eric Darken on the marimba and a bar full of cheering friends, to reprise the chorus in a voice that is more talky and less twangy than Jackson’s.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
But Offering invites new collaborators into their process, like Haitian-Guyanese producer Michaël Brun and Cuban percussionist Pedrito Martinez.

— Stefanie Fernández, Pitchfork, 3 July 2026

Definition of percussionist

Noun

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
The headliners are The Breaks, a jazz/funk/roots super-trio of sorts featuring Galactic drummer Stanton Moore, Greyboy Allstars organist Robert Walter, and New Mastersounds guitarist Eddie Roberts.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Definition of organist

Noun

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
The core group now augments itself with the bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone, trombonist Weston Olencki, and, for the first time in the band’s history, vocals.

— Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026

Definition of trombonist

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