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keyboardist

British  
/ ˈkiːˌbɔːdɪst /

noun

  1. a person who plays a keyboard instrument, esp an electronic musical instrument

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Thai indie band Thotsakan was performing at a packed bar in Bangkok on Sunday when band manager Ice Athipat Wijarn, seated off stage, saw smoke emerging from behind the keyboardist.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

“It’s three minor 9th chords in parallel motion — it’s carrying you,” says original “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” keyboardist Philip Woo.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Bassist Lesh died in October 2024 at the age of 84, while keyboardist McKernan died aged 27 in 1973.

From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026

Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the Cure, has died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2025

By early 1972 the pair were working into the music scene in Boston, where they eventually met the keyboardist Greg Hawkes and the guitarist Elliot Easton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

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