Definition of percussionist
: one skilled in the playing of percussion instruments
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Sammy DeLeon y su Orquesta: Percussionist Sammy DeLeon -- recipient of the 2016 Cleveland Jazz Legend Award -- has performed with some of the world's greatest Latin musicians and always rocks the stage.
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Earshot Jazz presents Murray with percussionist Kahil El’Zabar.
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On Wednesday, one of his teachers at Portland State University, described Fletcher as a passionate percussionist who spent part of Friday practicing at Lincoln Recital Hall, home to the school’s music program.
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Botero by herself is worth the price of admission, but her ensemble features some of Kansas City’s finest musicians: Beau Bledsoe on guitar and oud, soprano Sarah Tannehill Anderson, Gerald Trimble on viola da gamba and percussionist Brandon Draper.
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The group later added the bassist Berry Oakley, the percussionist Jai Johanny Johanson (known as Jaimoe) and Mr. Betts and became the Allman Brothers Band.
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As percussionist for (among others) the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Plug will spend minutes, even hours, following a score and counting along to the music before gravely hitting a triangle a single time.
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1938
First Known Use of percussionist
1938
PERCUSSIONIST Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of percussionist for English Language Learners
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: a person who plays a percussion instrument
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