A roundup of bands featuring piano [Rock / Jazz / Ballad]
Some rock bands have members who play piano or keyboards, and they perform songs where the piano’s tone really stands out! There are also plenty of bands in genres other than rock that feature piano.
In this article, we’ll introduce bands that include piano in their lineup.
If you love songs with prominent piano, we hope you’ll find a new favorite band.
We also hope this is helpful for those of you in cover bands that include piano or keyboards.
Let’s dive in!
- It’s so cool if you can play these on the piano! A selection of irresistibly charming masterpieces.
- [Piano × J-POP] Tearjerker! A Selection of Moving/Touching Songs
- Recommended songs for beginner bands: simple and crowd-pleasing tracks.
- [Piano × Guitar] A roundup of perfect songs for sessions
- A masterpiece piano ballad
- From beautiful piano rock to intense loud rock! Bands with cool keyboards and synths.
- [Piano/vocal] Super cool! Recommended songs you can breeze through
- A roundup of bands featuring piano [Rock / Jazz / Ballad]
- [Piano Duet × J-POP] A showcase of insanely cool piano duet arrangements all at once
- Masterpieces of Japanese fusion—From nostalgic classics to recent recommendations—
- Cool band: A rock band that represents Japan
- The Allure of the Keyboard: A Collection of Piano Vocaloid Songs
- Jazz Piano Masterpieces: From Classic Essentials to Contemporary Favorites
Bands Featuring Piano [Rock / Jazz / Ballad] (11–20)
Biting the second handzutto mayonaka de ii no ni.
Zutto Mayonaka de Iinoni.
is a musical unit centered around vocalist ACA-ne, with a fluid lineup that changes over time.
Although there isn’t a fixed pianist in the group, they have many rock-oriented songs led by piano, such as their first single released in 2018, “Byoushin wo Kamu.” For tours and festival appearances, pianists like Nao Nishimura, who played on the recording of “Byoushin wo Kamu,” and Jun Murayama, who performed with ACA-ne on the YouTube channel THE FIRST TAKE, join as support members.
The Two Who Came Undoneaibii karaa
Ivy Color is a co-ed band formed in Osaka in 2015.
True to their moniker as a nostalgic piano rock band, their sound is distinguished by a captivating, piano-forward arrangement.
Vocalist and guitarist Atsushi Satake, who writes both lyrics and music, is an original member carried over from their predecessor band, Signal Days.
When launching Ivy Color, keyboardist Sae Kawaguchi and bassist Nao Seki joined the lineup.
As the name “ivy” signifies “eternal love,” love songs are a hallmark of their work.
Their shimmering, gentle sound draws you into an atmosphere where the fleetingness and emotion of youth are warmly embraced.
Summer IllusionOmoinotake
Omoinotake is the first piano trio band from Shimane, and their appeal lies in a sound that shows influences from R&B and hip-hop.
Reo Fujii, who serves as the vocalist, also plays the keyboard, and apparently started learning piano in elementary school.
In their major-label debut track EVERBLUE, which was also used as the opening theme for the anime Blue Period, you can hear a rhythmic piano accompaniment.
On the YouTube channel THE FIRST TAKE in 2020, they performed One Day in a piano-and-vocal arrangement.
You idiot!HOWL BE QUIET
HOWL BE QUIET is a piano rock band formed in 2010, primarily by high school classmates.
When the band started, Kota Takenawa, who handles vocals, was a singer-guitarist, but one day he tried playing the piano at a rehearsal studio and it just clicked, so he has performed on piano ever since.
Their range of piano sounds is broad—from songs with memorable piano phrases like Stain from their 2021 EP Rekidai no Nakama-iri to more orthodox piano ballads like Bakayarou, their 2022 digital single.
WantQaijff
Qujila is a guitarless piano trio band that made their major debut in 2017 with the single “Ai o Oshiete Kureta Kimi e.” The vocalist, Ayano Mori, graduated from the piano department of Nagoya College of Music, and her style is piano-and-vocal performance backed by solid technique.
And beyond being simply pop, tracks like “Hikari o Sagashi ni” from their 2016 album Life is Wonderful also show influences from progressive rock.