on drums

idiom

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

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Accompanied by Chad Franklin on keys and Alex Durant on drums, the vocalist will serenade the audience at Carlos and Markisha Swepson’s popular soul food watering hole with an evening of R&B, funk and soul. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025 The esteemed vocalist-guitarist skyrocketed to stardom — alongside his brother Raphael Saadiq (born Charles Wiggins) on vocals and bass and cousin Timothy Riley on drums, keyboards and backing vocals — in the late ’80s as one of the founding members of the trio Tony! Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 Wiggins was one of the co-founders of the group, which included his half-brother, Raphael Saadiq, on bass and vocals and cousin, Timothy Christian Riley, on drums/keyboards. Lisa Respers France, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025 Felker, Nix, and Edwards are joined in the band by Hank Early on steel guitar and accordion, Ryan Engleman on lead guitar, and Gabe Pearson on drums. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on drums

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