Keyboardist
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.
Rock, Pop and Electronica
- 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.