on drums

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

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Her quintet features beautiful vocals from Issey Chivers, Tom Harris on electric piano, Josh Vadiveloo on double bass and Miles Pilinger on drums. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Schnapf on guitar, Jones on drums, and engineer Matt Schuessler on upright bass. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025 The band’s founding members featured Kaylan on lead vocals, Volman on backup vocals, Al Nichol on lead guitar, Don Murray on drums, Chuck Portz on bass and Jim Tucker on rhythm guitar. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025 The album also marks his final release with his sister Bobbie Nelson playing piano and Paul English on drums. Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on drums

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“On drums.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20drums. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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