Who are the best keyboard & piano players ?

[the other mike]

Thought I'd start this thread before bluzman beats me to it.
My favorite is Tony Banks.

 

[occupied]

Rick Wakeman. I used to have "The six wives of Henry VIII" on 8track and it just played for hours sometimes before I got tired of it.

 

[mdk]

Frédéric Chopin
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Franz Liszt
Arthur Rubinstein

 

[the other mike]

Jordan Rudess

 

[occupied]

Jerry Lee Lewis.

 

[miketx]

 

[daveman]

Keith Emerson
Dennis DeYoung
Richard Wright
Tony Banks
Rick Wakeman
Elton John
Jan Hammer
Rick Davies
Roger Hodgson
Alan Parsons
Eric Woolfson

 

[Pogo]

Rick the W, keyboardist extraordiare and comedian

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Agree with Franz Liszt. Ridiculously good.

 

[Likkmee]

Ray Manzarek could hold his own with most anyone

 

[Rambunctious]

 

[Harry Dresden]

Jon Lord.......

 

[Harry Dresden]

dam....

 

[Rambunctious]

 

[Harry Dresden]

Fats Dominoe....
Burton Cummings..
Seth Justman..
Mike Pinder

 

[Likkmee]

Excellent skill but that sort of piano reminds me of Yngwie Malmbergs guitar.

 

[okfine]

Frédéric Chopin
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Franz Liszt
Arthur Rubinstein

Dame Myra Hess

 

[mdk]

Frédéric Chopin
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Franz Liszt
Arthur Rubinstein

Dame Myra Hess

Another amazing pianist.

 

[okfine]

Frédéric Chopin
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Franz Liszt
Arthur Rubinstein

Dame Myra Hess

Another amazing pianist.

Those that you listed + the one I listed are Pianists. Big difference between keyboardist and players.

 

[petro]

I have always liked Joe Jackson

Saw him in concert with a 12 piece band and small orchestra years ago. Fabulous show.

 

[Compost]

I've always found Carmen Cavallaro a fun listen.