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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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On a dreary February afternoon in Chinatown, Ben Lovett, pianist and keyboardist of the British folk-rock group Mumford & Sons, was hours away from releasing his band’s sixth album, “Prizefighter.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 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

Now the 22-year-old is looking towards the future, having swapped football aspirations for working on songs with Jamie Squire - the touring keyboardist and guitarist with pop giants The 1975.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 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

“Oh, no. What have we done to you,” says keyboardist Pete Wiggs with a laugh.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

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