Piano (Electric)

The term "electric piano" has been used to describe a variety of keyboard instruments with some electronic component, covering anything from a conventional piano with an attached amplification system to miniature digital synthesizers that can approximate a piano's sound. Indeed, since a keyboard is such a common control mechanism for electronic instruments in general, piano-like sound is the true determinant for what constitutes an electric piano. The electric piano common in rock and pop is usually a small, highly portable instrument (often standing on legs and played seated) in which metal strips of some kind are struck by hammers in the manner of a conventional piano; the sound is then amplified by an electric pickup. The Rhodes electric piano, designed by mass-market American piano pedagogue Harold Rhodes, came on the market in the late 1950s and dominated the market during rock's golden age.

Artist Highlights

Artist	Active	Styles
Herbie Hancock	1960s - 2020s	Fusion, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Piano Jazz, Funk, Jazz Instrument, Electro
Keith Jarrett	1960s - 2020s	Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Standards, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Concerto, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Keyboard
Stevie Wonder	1960s - 2020s	Funk, Motown, Pop-Soul, Soul, Smooth Soul, AM Pop, Contemporary R&B
Herbie Hancock	1960s - 2020s	Fusion, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Piano Jazz, Funk, Jazz Instrument, Electro
Chick Corea	1960s - 2020s	Fusion, Post-Bop, Vocal Music, Avant-Garde Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Global Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Creative, Piano Jazz

Keyboard Instruments