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Recent Examples of drummer
Guitarist Al Estrada, bassist Ryan Wheeler, and drummer Francis Valentino can do that.
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
One drummer who apparently won’t be joining the band is Dave Krusen, the first person to serve behind the kit for Pearl Jam from 1990-1991.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 May 2026
The core four of bassist John Taylor, frontman Simon Le Bon, drummer Roger Taylor and keyboardist Nick Rhodes still boast pop star cheekbones, coiffed hair and swagger.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 May 2026
The production has secured Mazur’s exclusive life rights, as well as those of Joel’s longtime friend, drummer and video director Jon Small, who is also on board as a consultant, co-executive producer and second unit director.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 19 May 2026
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
One drummer who apparently won’t be joining the band is Dave Krusen, the first person to serve behind the kit for Pearl Jam from 1990-1991.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 May 2026
The core four of bassist John Taylor, frontman Simon Le Bon, drummer Roger Taylor and keyboardist Nick Rhodes still boast pop star cheekbones, coiffed hair and swagger.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 May 2026
The production has secured Mazur’s exclusive life rights, as well as those of Joel’s longtime friend, drummer and video director Jon Small, who is also on board as a consultant, co-executive producer and second unit director.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drummer
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The score by Amine Bouhafa and Isabelle Laudenbach — the director’s sister, and also an accomplished flamenco guitarist — deftly interpolates scraps and strains of Bizet’s original compositions, stripped of operatic excess and given a folky lilt.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 May 2026
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Three of those bands’ key members — Toto guitarist-vocalist Steve Lukather, former Average White Bands bassist/singer Hamish Stewart and Men At Work singer-guitarist Colin Hay — are All-Starr Band veterans.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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The program includes the church ensemble, harpist Destiny Muhammad’s trio, and a North-meets-South Indo-jazz trio with Carnatic saxophonist Prasant Radhakrishnan and percussionist Sameer Gupta (who founded RootStock Arts).—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Niño remains a prolific, international percussionist-about-town, with recent full-length projects including his collaborative LP with Saul Williams and Carlos Niño & Friends’ Bubble Bath for Giants.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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Thile will also team with acclaimed jazz and classical singer Cécile McLorin Salvant and pianist Sullivan Fortner on a new version of Kurt Weill’s The Threepenny Opera, which will receive its world premiere at the 2027 Festival.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Frequent collaborators, the acclaimed violinist and pianist perform works by Schubert, Grieg, Ives, Ysaÿe and Ravel in their first joint appearance at Disney Hall since 2010.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Frequent collaborators, the acclaimed violinist and pianist perform works by Schubert, Grieg, Ives, Ysaÿe and Ravel in their first joint appearance at Disney Hall since 2010.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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This concert event was coordinated by Nic Orbovich, the co-founder (with wife Sunny) of the Michigan City Chamber Music Festival and an accomplished violinist with his own concert resume.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The first time that British keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Neil Arthur met was around 1981, when Clarke’s then-band, Depeche Mode, was touring with Arthur’s group, Blancmange, as the support act.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Downes now holds the record for the longest continuous run as a keyboardist in the six-decade history of Yes.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2026
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The program includes the church ensemble, harpist Destiny Muhammad’s trio, and a North-meets-South Indo-jazz trio with Carnatic saxophonist Prasant Radhakrishnan and percussionist Sameer Gupta (who founded RootStock Arts).—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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The tenor saxophonist was one of America’s most renowned jazz musicians, embracing tradition and innovation for six decades.—
Matt Schudel,
Washington Post,
27 May 2026
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The Kansas City Symphony concert features jazz vocalist and trombonist Aubrey Logan, with guest conductor Stuart Chafetz leading music by John Williams, Scott Joplin, George Gershwin and Florence Price.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2026
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Her father was a jazz trombonist and her mother a pianist.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
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Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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The stadium organist, Dwayne Hilton, played accompanying music and got everyone involved.—
Warren Mayes,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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“Drummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drummer. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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