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A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. The term "keyboardist" is more general than the terms "pianist," "harpsichordist"or "organist", and is often used to describe someone who plays electric keyboards such as the Rhodes, Hammond or synthesizer, as well as the piano, harpsichord, celeste, clavichord or pipe organ.

Notable keyboardists

Note: this section lists people who predominantly played electric keyboards as detailed above.

Perry Bamonte
Karl Bartos
Wolfgang Flür and Florian Schneider (Kraftwerk)
Jesse Carmichael (Maroon 5)
Vince Clarke (Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo)
Geoff Downes (Asia, The Buggles, Yes)
Keith Emerson
Gillian Gilbert (New Order)
Nicolas Godin (Air)
Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher (Depeche Mode)
Eamon Hamilton (British Sea Power)
Matthieu Hartley
Jean-Michel Jarre
Booker T. Jones
Robert Lamm (Chicago)
Chris Lowe (Pet Shop Boys)
Manfred Mann
Tim McGowan
Ian McLagan (The Faces)
Moby
Kevin Moore and Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater)
Gary Numan
Roger O'Donnell
Billy Preston (session player, noted for his work on The Beatles' Let It Be)
Alan Price
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey)
Sister Bliss (Faithless)
Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order, Electronic)
Laurence Tolhurst
Rick Wakeman
Stevie Wonder

Generally speaking, in jazz music, electronic keyboard players are very often also pianists.

Chick Corea
Herbie Hancock
Keith Jarrett
Josef Zawinul (Weather Report)
Ray Buttigieg
Wendy Carlos

See also