Who is your Favorite Keyboardist?

jorden ruddess the wizard
janne wirman who drinks a full bottle and a few beers during a show

used to like soanta arctica's but they have gone to s**t these days

You all seem to be forgetting Howard Jones......in my opinion he is one of the all time greats, not just playing, but also live programming between songs.
have you guys even seen a howard jones gig? he was surroundid by analog synths and drum machines at one time. you guys really should take a look on youtube and see him work his magic, and yes he is still doing his music even today

HoJo-----> Number 1

Ben "Tiny Tenni" Tennikoff and Autumn Hardman

oooo and also Matt Glider,


nathan nockles is pretty good too!


look them up!

Let's not be fogetting John Lord - Deep Purple!

Brian Auger is pretty nifty too, but for sheer eloquence Jimmy Smith takes some beating. Is he still dead, by the way?

Some of my favorite players are:

Chick Corea
This is by far my all time favorite player. He is using tons of different keyboards and effects, but you can always now when it is Chick who is playing. That signature tonality, sound and feeling is so original. I love his work in Return To Forever which are one of my favorite bands. By far the most original, innovative and soulfull player i know!

Jan Hammer
His work in Mahavishnu Orchestra is outstanding. He has incredible funky feeling and rough sound, which i love. And he is also very talented for stripping down his playing to comp so that the other artists gets in the spotlight.
And just listen to the song "Miles Beyond" by Mahavishnu Orchestra, isn't that just the greatest Rhodes riff of all time?

Keith Emerson
Already mentioned. Nuff said, incredible player!

T Lavitz
I don't expect that many of you have heard of this guy. He played with the Dixie Dregs for a little while.
http://open.spotify.com/album/29wrVgEIgi5a369BeenxGB
I'll just post this and let the album speak for itself. It's probably the most interesting and funky things i've ever heard someone do on a piano!

Eldar Djangirov
All right, he is a virtuoso, and incredible technicall. But his compositional skills are remarkable.
http://open.spotify.com/album/3HJiiBxb5ncdwHvP4mGon9

Dave Stewart
Crazy player! Love his style, his sound and rythmics. So many great melodys and riffs!
Others worth mention are:

Herbie Hancock
Joe Zawinul
Rick Wakeman
Ståle Storløkken
Bob James
John Medeski

and many more!
As for Jordan Rudess, can't really say that i like him. He got great skills but his composition are rather lame and uninteresting (my opinion).

Herbie hancock has to be up there.
Not only for his palying but his compositions and the way he helped shape modern music.

My faves:

Prog: Tony Banks is IMHO the king of good taste, not to mention his amazing writing skills.

Jazz fusion: Chick Corea is the ultimate wizard, piano, rhodes, synths, he does it all.

Studio sessionist and live master: Greg Phillinganes (Clapton, Toto, Michael Jackson, etc...)

Hammond: Smith, no doubt...

Ethan Iversen from The Bad Plus. Check him out.