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
- Rick Wakeman
- Keith Emerson
- Jean-Michel Jarre
- Vince Clarke (Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo)
- Chris Lowe (Pet Shop Boys)
- Gillian Gilbert (New Order)
- Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode)
- Matthieu Hartley
- Alan Price
- Billy Preston (session player, noted for his work on The Beatles' Let It Be)
- Booker T. Jones
- Manfred Mann
- Sister Bliss (Faithless)
- Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
- Kevin Moore and Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater)
- Moby
- Gary Numan
- Roger O'Donnell
- Stevie Wonder
- Nicolas Godin (Air)
- Ian McLagan (The Faces)
- Karl Bartos , Wolfgang Flur and Florian Schneider (Kraftwerk)
- Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey)
- Laurence Tolhurst
Generally speaking, in jazz music, electronic keyboard players are very often also pianists.
- Chick Corea
- Herbie Hancock
- Keith Jarrett
- Josef Zawinul (Weather Report)
- Wendy Carlos
