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guitarist

noun

Definition of guitarist

as in drummer

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Recent Examples of guitarist According to Ultimate Classic Rock, co-founder and lead guitarist Neal Schon then told the crowd that Castronovo was en route to the hospital and that the band’s drum tech, Steve Toomey, would fill in. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026 Singer Rob Halford joined in 1973, followed by guitarist Glenn Tipton in 1974. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 In 2024, the group’s founding four musicians — guitarist Blake Ibanez, guitarist Nick Stewart, bassist Chris Whetzel, and drummer Chris Ulsh — confirmed plans to reunite, enlisting singer Seth Gilmore for a series of live shows that year. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026 The guitarist, known for his long collaboration with Gillian Welch, performed with Flowers at July’s Newport Folk Festival. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 The guitarist was Ray Fuller, a big-hearted Chicago native who’d worked with Quincy Jones, George Duke, and Dionne. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 Made up of frontman Cameron Winter, guitarist Emily Green, drummer Max Bassin, and bassist Dominic DiGesu, Geese has attracted a rabid following for their experimental sound and unexpected arrangements. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 5 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

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No one is saying what caused Journey drummer Deen Castronovo to have been assisted off stage after two songs and admitted to a Tulsa hospital Thursday night.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The Kennedy Center has named Rick Canny, a talent manager who has worked with acts including ZZ Top and former Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, as its new artistic director.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of drummer

Noun

One pianist out of 12 will be selected by the Miami audience and sent to the finals at the Busoni Competition.

— Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Seydoux plays Lucy, an experimental pianist who moves with her beloved but panic attack-liable husband Philip (Laurence Rupp) and young son to a rural farmhouse in Bavaria.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of pianist

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Every day, the virtuoso violinist plays for an audience of travelers, with his stage in the pedestrian tunnel that links the CTA and parking garages to the terminals.

— Noel Brennan, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Great virtuosi such as violinist Isaac Stern, pianist Van Cliburn, soprano Leontyne Price and hosts of other incredible artists, both American and from abroad, blessed our concert halls with their dazzling artistry.

— Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 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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According to Tulsa World, the show stopped after just two songs and keyboardist Jonathan Cain addressed the crowd after all the other band members left the stage.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026
Jazz fusion keyboardist George Duke, however, plays wild splashes of melody on an electric piano in the empty spaces between Waits’s lines.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 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

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 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
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

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