percussionist
noun
per·cus·sion·ist
pər-ˈkə-sh(ə-)nist 
: one skilled in the playing of percussion instruments
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Trained as a percussionist, Englander came to the instrument by happenstance.
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Jane Bua, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The project’s elaborate presentation began with a group of onstage dancers, percussionists and individuals holding lanterns.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Barba sent a recording of that machine’s sound to the jazz percussionist Chad Taylor, a frequent collaborator, and asked him to drum along with it for the soundtrack.
—Mustafah Abdulaziz, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Zappa’s Mothers at the time of the performance included drummer Chester Thompson, keyboardist George Duke, guitarist Jeff Simmons, saxophonist Napoleon Murphy Brock, bassist Tom Fowler, and percussionist Ruth Underwood, who also contributed her memories of the June 1974 show to the liner notes.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jane Bua, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The project’s elaborate presentation began with a group of onstage dancers, percussionists and individuals holding lanterns.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Barba sent a recording of that machine’s sound to the jazz percussionist Chad Taylor, a frequent collaborator, and asked him to drum along with it for the soundtrack.
—Mustafah Abdulaziz, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Zappa’s Mothers at the time of the performance included drummer Chester Thompson, keyboardist George Duke, guitarist Jeff Simmons, saxophonist Napoleon Murphy Brock, bassist Tom Fowler, and percussionist Ruth Underwood, who also contributed her memories of the June 1974 show to the liner notes.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Percussionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percussionist. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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percussionist
noun
per·cus·sion·ist
pər-ˈkəsh-(ə-)nəst
: a person who plays percussion instruments
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