on drums

idiom

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

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His promising Japanese supergroup The Last Rockstars – which debuted in 2023 with Yoshiki on drums and piano – also likely has a future with its dynamic rock-pop-metal-classical-electronic-folk fusion. Steve Appleford, Variety, 17 June 2025 Now, guitarist Bob Weir and drummer Mickey Hart continue to perform with John Mayer playing lead guitar and singing, longtime collaborator Jeff Chimenti on keyboards, former Allman Brothers staple Oteil Burbridge on bass and Jay Lane on drums with Hart. Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 May 2025 Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine displayed videos on X of masked students in a hallway beating on drums and chanting on megaphones. Christina Shaw, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025 Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Trailer Released - Everything To Know About Netflix Monster Movie Led Zeppelin, featuring Plant on lead vocals, Page on guitar, Jones on bass and Bonham on drums, formed in 1968 and disbanded in 1980 following the tragic death of Bonham at age 32. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for on drums

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