on drums

idiom

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

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Fox performed his original music on keyboards with Solo Smith on bass and Myles Martin on drums at the intimate club Gesu, blending elements of experimental jazz and soul. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025 The touring lineup that’s coming to Radio/East consists of their '80s configuration: Dave Vanian on vocals, Paul Gray on bass, Captain Sensible on guitar and the return of Rat Scabies on drums. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The Onward & Upward Tour is so named to acknowledge a changing of the guard on drums. Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Aug. 2025 Another 18 months or so later, in spring 2024, Conrad rounded up a bundle of musicians at Nashville’s Sound Stage to cut Carmichael’s Keepin’ Country Alive album, coincidentally including Wilson on drums. Tom Roland, Billboard, 31 July 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 4 Sep. 2025.

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