on drums

idiom

: playing the drums
That was Miles Davis on trumpet and Max Roach on drums.

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Recent Examples on the Web Rounding out the band—which started when the youngest Followill was just 15—is Jared’s oldest brother, Nathan, on drums, and their cousin Matthew on guitar. Gen Handley, SPIN, 10 May 2024 She’s backed by a terrific Americana band featuring Maurice Tani on guitar (who will also perform a solo opening set), David Phillips on pedal steel, Henry Salvia on piano, Mike Anderson on bass and Ken Owen on drums. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024 The latter’s sole album, with Avery and Navarro sharing lead vocals and Michael Murphy on drums, is a complex and hard-rocking affair with more than a little of that ineffable Jane’s Addiction magic. Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2024 As has been the case for much of the past few years, John Douglas filled in for Joey Kramer on drums. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024 The rest of the troupe was on point all night long, led by the outstanding work of founding members Roger Steen on guitar and Prairie Prince on drums. Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024 Flanked by the money rhythm section of Sam Jones on bass and the mighty Philly Joe Jones on drums, Evans’ second LP as a leader gets its best upgrade yet. Ron Hart, SPIN, 17 Apr. 2024 His first epiphany came when a friend at the conservatory gave him a tape of a mid-1980s album by the Chick Corea Elektric Band, featuring Dave Weckl on drums. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024 The family recorded the EP at a studio in nearby Dripping Springs, Texas, with Nate and Jay reprising their usual roles and Brian Beadle, a family friend, on drums. Stephen Deusner, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024

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“On drums.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20drums. Accessed 16 May. 2024.

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