Thesaurus results for DRUMMER

drummer

noun

Definition of drummer

as in guitarist

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Recent Examples of drummer Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante played a huge role in the latter. — Lina Lecaro, SPIN, 22 July 2026 In attendance at the sunny SoCal ceremony, per People, were Charli xcx and husband George Daniel (the 1975’s drummer), model Alex Consani, and influencer Devon Lee Carlson, among other stars. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 July 2026 The drummer doing a certain cymbal hit and accenting some of the dance moves and stuff like that is not planned. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 July 2026 The comment was a nod to Charli’s November 2023 engagement to her now-husband, The 1975 drummer George Daniel. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for drummer

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Noun

In 1999, Drew co-founded the music collective Broken Social Scene with his fellow singer and guitarist Brendan Canning, counting several members of the two units among its creative lineups.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Hole guitarist and co-founder Eric Erlandson oversaw the reissues for UMe.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

Definition of guitarist

Noun

And, of course, Buffett himself arrives, accompanied by his longtime percussionist Eric Darken on the marimba and a bar full of cheering friends, to reprise the chorus in a voice that is more talky and less twangy than Jackson’s.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
But Offering invites new collaborators into their process, like Haitian-Guyanese producer Michaël Brun and Cuban percussionist Pedrito Martinez.

— Stefanie Fernández, Pitchfork, 3 July 2026

Definition of percussionist

Noun

Gosling won a Golden Globe for his role as Seb, an aspiring pianist who falls in love with Mia (Stone), an actress who can’t catch a break.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 21 July 2026
For a nightcap, head to Elephant Bar, or opt for the lobby’s calming atmosphere, where a suited & booted pianist takes requests.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026

Definition of pianist

Noun

Being a pilot has come in handy during his career as a violinist, too.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Playing her festival debut in Monterey Jazz’s intimate Pacific Jazz Café last September, Cuban violinist and vocalist Yilian Cañizares delivered one of the season’s most memorable sets.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Definition of violinist

Noun

In 2013, Browning ultimately reformed the band under a different name, Nocturnus AD, and onboarded two new guitarists, a bassist, and keyboardist.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
The record also marks the first Mastodon album to feature guitarist Nick Johnston, alongside significant contributions from keyboardist João Nogueira.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 13 July 2026

Definition of keyboardist

Noun

His father, saxophonist, flutist and vocalist Scott Mayo, performed with Earth, Wind & Fire and Sérgio Mendes.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
The London saxophonist and his ensemble fuse jazz with diverse strains of global trance music—Moroccan gnawa, Berlin kosmische—into a hypnotic, utopian expression of spiritual union.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

Definition of saxophonist

Noun

For composer and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist Christopher Crenshaw, that collective spirit is the music’s genius.

— Abraham Swee, USA Today, 29 June 2026
The core group now augments itself with the bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone, trombonist Weston Olencki, and, for the first time in the band’s history, vocals.

— Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026

Definition of trombonist

Noun

The music fest is directed by Raúl Prieto Ramírez, Spreckels Organ Society’s artistic director and San Diego’s civic organist.

— Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
The headliners are The Breaks, a jazz/funk/roots super-trio of sorts featuring Galactic drummer Stanton Moore, Greyboy Allstars organist Robert Walter, and New Mastersounds guitarist Eddie Roberts.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Definition of organist

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