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Douglas McCarthy, the vocalist who hectored anarchic invective with EBM innovators Nitzer Ebb and who joined Depeche Mode keyboardist Alan Wilder’s Recoil side project, died Wednesday at the age of 58.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
Drummer Bill Bruford would depart the group in 1992, while both vocalist Jon Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman would depart in 2004.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 11 June 2025
Stone formed Sly and the Family Stone with three of his younger siblings, the singer and guitarist Freddie, singer and keyboardist Rose, and background singer Vet.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 9 June 2025
At the time, Genesis – whose lineup consisted of Hackett, singer Peter Gabriel, drummer Phil Collins, keyboardist Tony Banks and bassist Mike Rutherford — decamped at Headley Grange, the place was in poor shape.
—David Chiu, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
Drummer Bill Bruford would depart the group in 1992, while both vocalist Jon Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman would depart in 2004.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 11 June 2025
Stone formed Sly and the Family Stone with three of his younger siblings, the singer and guitarist Freddie, singer and keyboardist Rose, and background singer Vet.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 9 June 2025
At the time, Genesis – whose lineup consisted of Hackett, singer Peter Gabriel, drummer Phil Collins, keyboardist Tony Banks and bassist Mike Rutherford — decamped at Headley Grange, the place was in poor shape.
—David Chiu, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keyboardist
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The 1939 funeral in East Baltimore of jazz drummer Chick Webb drew Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, Gene Krupa and, The Sun reported, how many Baltimoreans? a. 500 b. 10,000 c. 3,000 d. 5,000 17.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2025
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The group features Comstock on lead vocals, along with drummer James Brownstein and Hayden Tree, who’s also the lead singer for Crown the Empire, on bass.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
20 June 2025
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On view through July 30, 2025, the exhibition takes its title, The Homeless Wanderer, from a composition by Ethiopian pianist and composer Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, in keeping with the gallery’s tradition of naming shows after musical pieces.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 June 2025
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Your pianist, drummer, bassist, guitarist, maybe a lead trombone, lead woodwind, lead trumpet.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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My husband, who is sixty-nine, is also retired but freelances as a pianist and organist five or six days a week.—
Liana Finck,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
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After winning his first Grammy this year for his roots-gospel album, Church, the organist and singer, known for his work with Snarky Puppy and Vulfpeck, appears to be in communion with something bigger than the stage.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Keith Moon, The Who’s original percussionist, died from an accidental overdose in 1978.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Now Heartbeat presents the hundred-and-twenty-year-old opera in English—a rare occurrence for this particular tale—with instrumentation boiled down to a simple eight clarinets and two percussionists.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
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Woodwind contributions in the Schubert from clarinetist Stephen Williamson, oboist William Welter, and outgoing flutist Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson were both impassioned and lucid.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Chase’s extraordinary talent and drive were evident early on, including to flutist Beth Ross Buckley, the artistic director and co-founder of the chamber-music nonprofit Camarada.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Allie Molin of Mission Viejo, a jazz trumpeter who won the instrumental music category, was in New York on Wednesday to perform at Lincoln Center.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
8 May 2025
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His research also led him to numerous Black jazz artists with Native American ancestry, like trumpeter Don Cherry.—
Andrew Gilbert,
The Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The singer/flautist, however, has long been vocal in her support for her LGBTQ fans, and in 2023, her brand Yitty unveiled a line of gender-affirming shapewear.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
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The musician, who rose to fame on the arm of quick-witted bars, released back-to-back flute albums in 2023, surprising fans and critics alike who were impressed by his skills as a flautist.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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“Keyboardist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keyboardist. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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