How to Use bassist in a Sentence

bassist

noun

• The legendary jazz composer and bassist had grown tired of coming home to an overflowing litter box.
  — New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022
• And few have more insight about the towering bassist and composer, whose legacy extends to rock, hip-hop, the film world and beyond.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2022
• But with schoolmates more interested in Bieber than Black Sabbath, finding a bassist is a struggle.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 13 Apr. 2022
• The first show in the city was also marked by an unwelcome development, as bassist Guy Berryman was absent due to illness.
  — Jack Guy, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
• The bassist and singer known as The Demon also explained how the band keeps their stamina intact after 50 years of performing.
  — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2022
• Backed by a keyboard player, bassist and drummer, White first strummed the opening chords of the track and was later joined by his band who fleshed out the song and added dramatic flair to his rendition of the track.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2022
• The revered jazz bassist and composer was a toddler when his family settled in Los Angeles, where he was largely raised in the Watts neighborhood.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2022
• Mackey, Pulp’s bassist, died last year at the age of 56.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2024
• Then their drummer and their bassist quit — the same day.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Cliff Burton, the bassist, was tossed through a window.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
• 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
• 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 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
• 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
• Charlie Colin, the founding bassist of pop-rock band Train, has died.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 May 2024
• The bassist was forced to face his own mortality, and so were his bandmates.
  — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
• She’s played with a myriad of people since and was the bassist for Courtney Love’s Hole.
  — Lucia Gillot, SPIN, 7 July 2022
• Phil Lesh, founding member and longtime bassist for legendary rock outfit the Grateful Dead, died Friday.
  — Andrew Unterberger, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024