guitarist

noun

Definition of guitaristnext
as in drummer

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Recent Examples of guitarist When Curran — himself the guitarist of the band Longface, and a practicing attorney — reached out with the idea that would become Sooper, Ogbonnaya was reluctant at first. — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Lead singer and guitarist Marisa Dabice blazed through 10 punky tracks, which, given her strong voice and hooky songwriting, surely converted some early arrivals. — William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 The group previously had a keyboard player until John Carbone left in 2020, but always in tandem with a steel guitarist. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 Kevin reprises his role as Connect 3 guitarist Jason Gray in Camp Rock 3. — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026 Arango is a guitarist and bassist from Cuba with deep musical roots in Afro-Cuban polyrhythms and improvisation. — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Highlights include local singer Chastity Brown, renowned Virginia guitarist Yasmin Williams and Mexico City jarana player and bassist Jerónimo González. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026 As Rich Robinson reached adolescence, the Black Crowes guitarist remembers one song above all others cutting through the roar of rock and roll in Atlanta in the early ’80s. — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 11 Aug. 2026 The band formed in 1995 in Lismore, New South Wales, and also includes guitarist Pat Davern. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guitarist
  1. drummer
  2. pianist
  3. violinist
  4. saxophonist
  5. keyboardist
  6. percussionist
  7. organist
  8. trombonist
Noun
  • Produced by Young and longtime collaborator Niko Bolas under the Volume Dealers banner alongside Lou Adler, Second Song reunites Young with drummer Anthony LoGerfo, bassist Corey McCormick, guitarist Micah Nelson and keyboard veteran Spooner Oldham.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Lead vocalist Maurice began his career as a drummer and session musician, working with artists like Etta James and the Ramsey Lewis Trio.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of drummer
Noun
  • Dinner Party, consisting of pianist Robert Glasper, saxophonist Kamasi Washington, and producers Terrace Martin and 9th Wonder, has prioritized consistency from the beginning.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Listen, not every kid is a future concert pianist, Picasso, or Lionel Messi-level soccer star, and that’s OK!
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of pianist
Noun
  • There are also guest appearances by Brandi Carlile, Lee Ann Womack, the Jeremy Jordan Ensemble, percussionist Jay Bellerose, violinist Scarlet Rivera, and Taupin’s daughter, Georgey.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
  • Being a pilot has come in handy during his career as a violinist, too.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of violinist
Noun
  • Dinner Party, consisting of pianist Robert Glasper, saxophonist Kamasi Washington, and producers Terrace Martin and 9th Wonder, has prioritized consistency from the beginning.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Hakim, a genre chameleon who has performed as a sideman for Adrianne Lenker, made a record with the jazz saxophonist Roy Nathanson, and been sampled by T-Pain, has also claimed minimalist icons Steve Reich and Terry Riley as influences.
    — Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Definition of saxophonist
Noun
  • Wilson, who joined the band in 1998, was known at #0 and served as Slipknot’s keyboardist and turntablist.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Vocalist-keyboardist Tyrone Lindqvist looked out at the tens of thousands of people in front of him and reflected back upon the first time his Grammy-winning EDM trio out of Sydney performed at Outside Lands.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of keyboardist
Noun
  • John Douglas — a longtime tech member, percussionist and drummer — replaced Beard in the interim, having done so previously when the veteran drummer underwent an emergency appendectomy in 2002.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Little Feat percussionist Sam Clayton, a Fallbrook resident, recalled in a 2019 San Diego Union-Tribune interview.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of percussionist
Noun
  • This complicated story of mix-ups and mishaps at sea will be accompanied by the pianist and organist Ben Model, who will share keyboard duties with Makia Matsumura throughout the festival.
    — Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
  • 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
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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