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guitarist

noun

Definition of guitarist

as in drummer

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Recent Examples of guitarist And Idol, being inducted with his longtime guitarist Steve Stevens, will take the stage ready to rock. — ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026 They’re joined by a new guitarist, Andrew Clinkman, who often prefers guitar parts that chug or sprawl over the band’s usual wiry, jittery riffs. — Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026 Both have been preparing for the band’s performances as well as the Frehley tribute, an all-star event during which Frehley’s band will back a roster of guests, including alumnus guitarist Bruce Kulick. — Gary Graff, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2026 Recorded at Hoxa Headquarters in London with producer Jimmy Hogarth and songwriter/guitarist Steve McEwen, Alamo is a callback to the indie-folk sound that marked his earlier albums. — Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2026 Iron Maiden is headlining Sonic Temple on Friday, May 14, and Slash, the Guns N’ Roses guitarist, will take the stage at the same festival with singer Myles Kennedy. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026 Not so, the guitarist affirms, while acknowledging that the lyrics could be read that way. — Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026 He and Beatles drummer Ringo Starr are expected to take the stage with guitarist Joe Walsh in Las Vegas on January 29 to perform at a benefit for military veterans. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2026 The guitarist, Khn, and drummer, Klek, were covered in black-and-white polka dots. — Zachery Proctor, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for guitarist

Noun

An Exchange of Information, the follow-up to 2024’s Life Till Bones, marks the inaugural release on Hop Along drummer Mark Quinlan’s new label.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
Each night will feature a set of fan favorites and greatest hits, as well as the touching tributes to late drummer/lyricist Neil Peart that have been a moving staple of the band’s ongoing Fifty Something tour.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of drummer

Noun

Toward the end of the evening, the jazz pianist, a dapper man named Lafayette, took the microphone to thank each member of the band.

— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
The music school Toki Rapa Nui, co-founded by classical pianist Mahani Teave, offers occasional concerts and guided visits of its sustainable Earthship building, which is shaped like an eight-petal flower.

— Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of pianist

Noun

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

Noun

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

Noun

Wood has been backed by a group of musicians that he’s dubbed the Ammo Band, which includes bassist Willie Weeks, drummer Andy Newmark, keyboardist Andy Wallace, guitarist Johnny Lee Schell, and Rolling Stones background vocalist Chanel Haynes.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2026
Amid ongoing tensions, Gallucci and the band parted ways in 2016, and Cold War Kids settled into their most stable lineup with Willett, Maust, Plummer, keyboardist Matthew Schwartz and guitarist David Quon, a fellow Biola alum.

— Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of keyboardist

Noun

Longtime collaborators Rex Horan and Evan Jenkins play double bass and drums, respectively, on Blue Reservoir, joined by percussionist Fabio de Oliveira.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of percussionist

Noun

Traumatized after being the sole survivor of a car crash, Mary (Candace Hilligoss) abruptly leaves her small town in Kansas for a job as a church organist in Utah.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 31 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of organist

Noun

The ceremony will also honor the late, great Willie Colón, the Nuyorican trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer, producer and arranger whose work helped shape salsa.

— Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026
The trombonist Cutler is played by Terence Archie as stolid, unassuming and quietly in control.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of trombonist

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