on drums

idiom

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

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His band includes Temidayo Balogun on saxophone and talking drums, Zach Walgren on bass and Emmanuel Chidiebere on drums. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026 Redd, an international performer on drums and vibraphone, hosted the center's Christmas Jazz Jam for many years. Kristin Wright, NPR, 27 Dec. 2025 Mize took over from Bowman on drums in 1994 and left partway through the band’s Hard Candy tour in 2002 to spend more time with his family and pursue his own musical interests. Adam England, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025 Backed by a choir and string section, Heart was joined by Led Zeppelin's late drummer John Bonham's son Jason Bonham on drums and made Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and most everyone watching, cry. Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 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 12 Jan. 2026.

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