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• n  a musician who plays a keyboard instrument

• Uematsu, a self-taught guitarist and keyboardist, writes while playing test versions of each game, getting "constant feedback" from the development team.
• Earlier this month, the band's keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, and guitarist, Robby Krieger, flew in to mark the day.
• Richard Wright, the Pink Floyd keyboardist who died of cancer at age 65, didn't play many solos or sing lead on anything you're likely to remember.

News & Articles

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• The Doors plan tribute concert for Ray Manzarek
  The two surviving members of The Doors have put aside old tensions and are planning to reunite for a tribute concert in honor of the band's late keyboardist, Ray Manzarek.
  June 24, 2013 - CNN
• Deep Purple and Iron Maiden Stars To Tribute Jon Lord Recap
  A tribute concert to celebrate the late Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord's life and music will be held on April 4, 2014
  June 23, 2013 - antiMUSIC
• Stanford Jazz Festival review: Herbie Hancock and the music of technology
  Opening this year's events, the renowned keyboardist brings a heavy dose of technology to his music.
  June 23, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

Quotes

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• Jarrett Barrios in Los Angeles Times
  It would appear that the kiss between Adam Lambert and his keyboardist did not factor into ABC's decision,said Jarrett Barrios, president of GLAAD. "ABC has a history of positive gay and transgender inclusion that includes featuring kisses...
• Natalie Cole in Boston Globe
  Cole's daughter, singer Natalie Cole, said she appreciated Preston "and his musical genius over the two decades we crossed personal and professional paths," adding: "He is my favorite keyboardist of all times."
• Mindi Abair in Herald Palladium (subscription)
  I would play solo saxophone in hotels and coffee shops,Abair says. "I would play if they fed me dinner. I even played on the street for a few months to pay the rent. One day (the jazz keyboardist) Bobby Lyle walked by, and he said, 'I...