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Recent Examples of drummer
Just myself, one guitarist, one bassist, one drummer with minimum overdubs.
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Steve Baltin, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The thunderous bangs from a drummer hovering just above the stage are incessant throughout.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
Tool — comprised of singer Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones, drummer Danny Carey and bassist Justin Chancellor — have released five albums.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The footage of singer James Hetfield, guitarist Kirk Hammett, drummer Lars Ulrich and bassist Robert Trujillo was filmed in high-resolution, 180-degree video and immersive spatial audio, with Apple building a custom stage layout for the shoot featuring 14 immersive video cameras.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
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Steve Baltin, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The thunderous bangs from a drummer hovering just above the stage are incessant throughout.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
Tool — comprised of singer Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones, drummer Danny Carey and bassist Justin Chancellor — have released five albums.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The footage of singer James Hetfield, guitarist Kirk Hammett, drummer Lars Ulrich and bassist Robert Trujillo was filmed in high-resolution, 180-degree video and immersive spatial audio, with Apple building a custom stage layout for the shoot featuring 14 immersive video cameras.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drummer
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Brady was a percussionist in the KC Jazz Quintet and became a member of the Elder Statesmen of Kansas City Jazz, an esteemed group of performers recognized for their impact on the local scene, going on to serve on the advisory committee of the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2025
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The percussionist has expressed his desire that, before teaching congas or timbas, musicians in Puerto Rico learn to play the pandero and the barril, national instruments that do not receive the same recognition as the cuatro, Puerto Rico’s national guitar.—
Camille Padilla Dalmau of 9 Millones,
refinery29.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The season concludes on July 25 with pop pianist Ben Folds joining the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adam Boyles, for an evening of his own songs and other music.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Apr. 2025
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Twenty years ago, before all the shiny gold statues, platinum-selling albums, and critical acclaim, John Legend was an upstart singer and pianist, bouncing between Philadelphia and New York trying to get a record deal.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 alongside bandmates Harry, Stein, founding keyboardist Jimmy Destri and bassist Gary Valentine and guitarist Frank Infante.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Apr. 2025
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With The Melancholy Season out Friday (March 7), the keyboardist says that a heavy work load with both Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch kept him busy during the interim (both groups toured and released what turned out to be their final albums in the period).—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
7 Mar. 2025
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The console, where the organist sits at the keyboards, is typically all the audience can see.—
Heather Kathryn Ross,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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His father was a church organist who taught in Lutheran elementary schools, and Marty attended a Lutheran prep school.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents the European ensemble and trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo in a concert featuring works by Avril Coleridge-Taylor, Haydn and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. 8 p.m. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Besides Barron, this terrific group also includes bassist Christian McBride, saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, drummer Johnathan Blake and trumpeter Mike Rodriguez.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Many of those songs and others are in the musical (a booklet in the Playbill introduces each one, with illustrations by the flutist Hery Paz), along with most of those musicians and singers.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ayers began to gain widespread recognition for his collaboration with flutist Herbie Mann.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Drummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drummer. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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