How to Use bassist in a Sentence

bassist

noun
  • Leonard Hubbard, a bassist in the band, died in late 2021.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Mackey, Pulp’s bassist, died last year at the age of 56.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The long-bearded bassist for the Texas blues rock trio ZZ Top.
    — Bernard McGhee, ajc, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Gallup served as The Cure's bassist for 11 of the 13 albums released by the group to date.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Then their drummer and their bassist quit — the same day.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Copeland formed The Police with bassist-singer Sting in 1977.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2021
  • Grateful Dead bassist and co-founder Phil Lesh has died at the age of 84.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Nathan got his start in San Diego as the teen bassist in Power.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
  • That same year, Rolling Stone ranked him 28th on its list of the 50 greatest bassists of all time.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Alec John Such, a bassist and one of the founding members of Bon Jovi, has died.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 5 June 2022
  • Rolling Stone listed him as the 17th greatest bassist of all time.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Cliff Burton, the bassist, was tossed through a window.
    — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh and his wife, Jill, opened the restaurant in 2012.
    — Tanay Warerkar, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Dec. 2021
  • The bassist spoke to this instance and called it a double standard.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The band consisted of a drummer and bassist on the right side of the stage, keyboardist, guitarist, and DJ on the left.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The pianist winced at the bassist, and the saxophonist struggled to find any space in the rhythm.
    — Ariel Katz, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Hart, the band’s bassist, shared the news in an online post on Monday morning.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Gallup served as the bassist for 11 of the 13 albums released by the Cure to date, and also played keyboard for the band over the years.
    — Rachel Yang, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Alec John Such, the original bassist for Bon Jovi, has died.
    — Vulture, 5 June 2022
  • King is the bassist and vocals, and Captain is on lead guitar.
    — Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022
  • First the strings, then two guitarists, two keyboardists, a bassist and a drummer to round it out.
    — Heather Bushman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2023
  • The Threat Is Real, and the bassist says that fans who have dealt with loss in their life find the song helpful and healing.
    — Bryan Reesman, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The original bassist, Wilson left in a messy split in 2006.
    — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Baker went backstage and even got a shoutout on Twitter from the band’s bassist, Flea.
    — Patrick Donnelly, Chron, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The former pair share son Wolfgang Van Halen, 33, who toured with his dad’s band as bassist.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
  • In 1984, Gallup rejoined the Cure and had remained their bassist ever since.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 Aug. 2021
  • But John Illsey, Dire Straits’ bassist, can at least try to explain … something.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Longtime bassist Kevin Ray left the band in December 2020.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
  • Garcia wound up asking Lesh to join the Warlocks as bassist.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Christian McBride keeps right on crafting what is no doubt one of the greatest careers for any bassist in jazz music history.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025

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