Keyboard Players

You might know Jan Hammer as the talented film and TV score writer, but he also redefined keyboard technique and performance

From synth-pop hits to Oscar-winning scores to avant-garde electronics, Ryuichi Sakamoto's talents knew no boundaries

He doesn’t just race round tracks - he makes them. And we're guessing he's always first on the ‘grid’ controller...

Is it a case of Jon’s hops wins?

“I would hate, more than driving nails into my scrotum, to actually go on tour,” he says

“I couldn’t miss the chance to perform in what may be the world’s oldest theatre, located at the birthplace of Western Civilisation,” says Brian Eno of Acropolis gig

Best of 2022: Six years on from his death, we present a selection of tributes and anecdotes from friends and fellow musicians

Bass guitars and keyboards owned by John McVie and Christine MvVie were also sold

Singer, songwriter and keyboard player passed away in hospital following a short illness

Also says that there was a time when he, Harold Faltermeyer and Giorgio Moroder were all living in the same house