Well colour me stupid, I didn't even realize it was my turn.
Anyways, sorry for holding things up:
To make room for our second to last pick, BF & the BFFs will be moving
WA Mozart into the
Keyboard/Piano player category, in order to select, in the category of
instrumental soloist, guitar/piano/synthesizer/viola/glockenspiel/ondes martenot/banjo/harmonica/drums virtuoso,
Jonny Greenwood!
Best known for his work as lead guitarist in Radiohead, Greenwood is the only classical trained musician of the group. In addition to his multi-instrumental talents, he plays a significant role in the group's electronic and computer generated elements.
Greenwood was also hired by the BBC as its composer in residence in May 2004, enabling him with the opportunity to compose several pieces for symphony orchestra, piano and/or Ondes Martenot. He would win the Radio 3 Listeners' Award at the 2006 BBC British Composer Awards, before turning his considerable talents toward film scoring, composing all of the original score for P.T. Anderson's brilliant 2007 film
There Will Be Blood.
Guitar playing, is, however, where his virtuosity is most clearly on display. In my mind, Greenwood is one of the most innovative and original guitarists working today, pushing his guitar sound to new places with each Radiohead release.