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Recent Examples of guitarist
The remaining band members include guitarist Patrick Sauber, lead vocalist Trisha Gagnon, five-string banjo player Nick Hornbuckle and fiddler Greg Spatz.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
In denying Bressington’s application, Judge William Alsup noted that the guitarist’s lawyers hedged on filing a defamation lawsuit.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2026
Koan consists of trumpeter Ian Behrstock, alto saxophonist Danny Trainor, pianist Indra Carpio Pretel, guitarist Jameson Denyse, drummer Jahian Cooper-Monize and bassist Kai Caban.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
The Nashville singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer has been nominated for the award five times, taking home the win once in 2013.
—Audrey Gibbs, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
The Fray also features lead guitarist Dave Welsh and drummer Ben Wysocki, and the band previously included original lead singer Isaac Slade, who departed in 2022.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Written by and costarring Mike White (yes, that Mike White), the music comedy follows the exploits of exuberant guitarist Dewey Finn (Jack Black), who is fired from his band.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Klum covered her wet blonde hair and shaggy bangs with a large beach towel at one point, revealing that the hilarious custom accessory was covered with a large photo of her Tokio Hotel guitarist husband.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
Perry Bamonte, the Cure’s longtime guitarist and keyboardist, has died following an undisclosed illness.
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 27 Dec. 2025
Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
In denying Bressington’s application, Judge William Alsup noted that the guitarist’s lawyers hedged on filing a defamation lawsuit.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2026
Koan consists of trumpeter Ian Behrstock, alto saxophonist Danny Trainor, pianist Indra Carpio Pretel, guitarist Jameson Denyse, drummer Jahian Cooper-Monize and bassist Kai Caban.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
The Nashville singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer has been nominated for the award five times, taking home the win once in 2013.
—Audrey Gibbs, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
The Fray also features lead guitarist Dave Welsh and drummer Ben Wysocki, and the band previously included original lead singer Isaac Slade, who departed in 2022.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Written by and costarring Mike White (yes, that Mike White), the music comedy follows the exploits of exuberant guitarist Dewey Finn (Jack Black), who is fired from his band.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Klum covered her wet blonde hair and shaggy bangs with a large beach towel at one point, revealing that the hilarious custom accessory was covered with a large photo of her Tokio Hotel guitarist husband.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
Perry Bamonte, the Cure’s longtime guitarist and keyboardist, has died following an undisclosed illness.
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guitarist
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Dead drummer Mickey Hart said at one point legendary concert promoter Bill Graham vented to him about the lack of catchy songs.—
Adam Levine,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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The band's other drummer, Mickey Hart, practically an original member since joining in 1967, is also alive at 82.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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As onlookers began to notice, more musicians suddenly joined in — including a pianist and extra singers — from other open balconies above the street.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Producer Thom Bell, bassist Carol Kaye, and pianist Nicky Hopkins will also each receive their own Musical Excellence Award.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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An hour later, for its first concert since the fires, parishioners sat in awe as Grammy Award winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers weaved her bow across her violin, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach echoing through the church.—
Camelia Heins,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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It will be played by flutist Mark Teplitsky, violinist Eric Gratz, cellist Julian Schwartz and harpsichordist Ian Pritchard.—
Deborah Martin,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The drummer and saxophonist had left Kabul years earlier but stayed in touch with their Afghan students through the app, occasionally helping with visa applications.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Klaus Doldinger, the German saxophonist and composer who created the soundtracks to Wolfgang Petersen’s Das Boot and The NeverEnding Story, had died.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
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David Kaff, who portrayed the keyboardist Viv Savage in This Is Spinal Tap, died at age 79, his band Mutual of Alameda's Wild Kingdom announced via a July 13 Facebook post.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Six years later, Bamonte was invited to become a full-time member following the departure of keyboardist Roger O’Donnell.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
27 Dec. 2025
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They were joined by drummer and percussionist Chris Vatalaro — a Selway collaborator who’s played with Imogen Heap, Anohni and the Johnsons, Jarvis Cocker, and more — who has seemingly taken over for Portishead’s Clive Deamer, their previous live drummer.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Actor Bill Murray performed as a singer and percussionist at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on October 22.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
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Waiting in the greenroom was Robert Alan York, a veteran organist who studied classical repertory and improvisation in Paris and also possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the American songbook.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Anna von Hausswolff, Iconoclasts Some of the hardest rock and roll of the year came from … a pipe organist?—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
12 Dec. 2025
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On March 8, Bello’s teenage son Nigel, a trombonist, performs with his Nigel Bello Band.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Jan. 2026
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But the New Orleans trombonist didn’t love the results.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Guitarist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guitarist. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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