keyboardist

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Recent Examples of keyboardist 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 Perry Bamonte, best known as guitarist and keyboardist in the Cure, has died at the age of 65 after battling a short illness at home over Christmas. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025 Perry Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, died over the Christmas holiday. Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025 Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney The Irish Oscar nominee, currently winning yet more raves with Hamnet, will take the part of the Liverpudlian bassist, keyboardist, and singer-songwriter. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for keyboardist
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Noun
  • That sense of collective unease was palpable at a recent benefit concert for the families of Good and Pretti, where rock legend Bruce Springsteen and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello took the stage.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The Stones’ original bass guitarist, Bill Wyman, is featured in this doc, providing insight and anecdotes from the band’s perspective.
    Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The year was 2016, and the now-lead vocalist María Zardoya was performing at The Kibitz Room, a low-key cocktail lounge attached to the iconic Canter's Deli, while drummer/producer Josh Conway filled in as sound engineer for her set, the duo said in a 2017 interview with Remezcla.
    Pamela Avila, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In the book, Johnson, who joined Earth, Wind & Fire in 1972, recounts his beginnings as a drummer in Los Angeles in the 1960s and '70s, which became a core part of the band.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • All feature his quintet, with saxophonist Brent Griffin, pianist Julius Tucker, drummer Greg Artry and bassist Christian Dillingham.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Live music from the pianist (in a tuxedo) pours into the entrance from the dining room, which welcomed us to our very own table that hugged the windows, facing outward toward the Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Especially on the opening night, featuring an opera singer, pianist and violinist, the performance will turn the ISE South Entrance into a special evening experience.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Four musicians — a pianist, violinist, guitarist and bassist — perform Hale’s adaptations of Dylan’s songs, while the actors creatively jam the percussion parts.
    Danielle Charbonneau, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Her late mother, a pianist and organist, taught her piano at an early age.
    Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
  • As well as a composer and composition professor, Anton Bruckner was an organist.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The jazz musician won his first award in 1983, with his most recent win coming in 2013 for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for his studio album, Unity Band, with saxophonist Chris Potter, bassist Ben Williams and drummer Antonio Sánchez.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • All feature his quintet, with saxophonist Brent Griffin, pianist Julius Tucker, drummer Greg Artry and bassist Christian Dillingham.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Trombonist Vincent Chandler, trumpeter John Douglas, drummer Jeff Canady, percussionist Mahindi, guitarist Wayne Gerard, and vocalist Steffanie Christi’an fill out the group.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This year’s newcomers to the evolving cadre of Camarada artists include percussionist Wesley Fowler and composer Kuspa.
    Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • After a decade-long absence, flutist Lori Bell is returning to the Rancho Bernardo Library, this time accompanied by guitarist Ron Satterfield.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • 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 6 Feb. 2026.

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