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Guest keyboardist Maryse Carlin will perform on a harpsichord that was hand-made in 1991 by Rod Regier, according to a news release.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Frank’s Break Room band features a cast of Bay Area heavyweights like keyboardist Mike Blankenship, who’s a member of the Oakland collective Black London (which opened for Michael Franti last August at Stern Grove).
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
That extends to the roving, untethered movement of David Raedeker’s camera, capturing both the austere beauty and the overbuilt tackiness of the setting in bleachy, unrelenting sunlight, and to the film’s varied, agitated electro soundtrack from former A-Ha keyboardist Erik Ljunggren.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
By 1970, Funkadelic became full band, featuring Nelson, Hazel, drummer Tiki Fulwood, guitarist Tawl Ross, and keyboardist Mickey Atkins, who was later replaced by Bernie Worrell.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Frank’s Break Room band features a cast of Bay Area heavyweights like keyboardist Mike Blankenship, who’s a member of the Oakland collective Black London (which opened for Michael Franti last August at Stern Grove).
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
That extends to the roving, untethered movement of David Raedeker’s camera, capturing both the austere beauty and the overbuilt tackiness of the setting in bleachy, unrelenting sunlight, and to the film’s varied, agitated electro soundtrack from former A-Ha keyboardist Erik Ljunggren.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
By 1970, Funkadelic became full band, featuring Nelson, Hazel, drummer Tiki Fulwood, guitarist Tawl Ross, and keyboardist Mickey Atkins, who was later replaced by Bernie Worrell.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keyboardist
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Then Lorina — who’s another ace guitarist — returned to the stage join the Zakk Sabbath trio and Black Label Society was ready for action.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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As a talented electric guitarist and vocalist, Brody is a leader of the Eagle Rock Band at Santa Margarita High School.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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And drummer Josh Freese, who returned to Nine Inch Nails last year after Foo Fighters dropped him for NIN’s previous drummer, Ilan Rubin, banged a percussion solo long enough for his bandmates to rush and join him on the main stage.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
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In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Eddie Vedder declined to say whether or not the group had hired a new drummer.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2026
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Accompanied by Joel’s band (David Rosenthal, Mark Rivera, Crystal Taliefero, Tommy Byrnes, Andy Cichon, Chuck Burgi and Carl Fischer) and pianist Dan Orlando, the artists will cover 20 songs.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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As the crowd filed in, DJs Doppelganger Paris—identical twins Brice and Régis Abby—were already on the decks, accompanied by Grammy-winning pianist Brian Kennedy, the city lights twinkling behind them.—
Rachel Marlowe,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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Later, Kissin convenes a piano trio with violinist Maxim Vengerov and cellist Gautier Capuçon to tackle the composer’s major works for that instrumentation (May 18, 2027).—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the club members, three additional Mission Bay High musicians, all seniors, were invited to participate — flutist Alyssa Deaton, violinist Ian Steinberger and pianist Alexander Flores.—
Cyril A. Reinicke,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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My grandmother was the organist for the choir.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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An organist was holding court in the bar.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Mar. 2026
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For a while, Rodin’s father played violin and sang on the vaudeville circuit in Chicago, and Merrill’s uncle Gil Rodin became a saxophonist in bands led by Ben Pollack and Bob Crosby, Bing’s brother.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The group consists of violinist Yale Strom, vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz, tenor saxophonist and flutist Tripp Sprague, guitarist Fred Benedetti and contrabassist Luke Little.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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His father was a percussionist.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
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The singer and percussionist team up for an album of cosmic experimentalism and amorphous funk.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the club members, three additional Mission Bay High musicians, all seniors, were invited to participate — flutist Alyssa Deaton, violinist Ian Steinberger and pianist Alexander Flores.—
Cyril A. Reinicke,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 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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“Keyboardist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keyboardist. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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