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Recent Examples of drummer
First Zak Starkey, then Josh Freese, and now our rule of threes for kick-ass Gen-X drummers is complete.
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 July 2025
On Monday, the drummer and his former bandmates announced on social media that Cameron has taken his exit from the band after playing together for 27 years.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 7 July 2025
Now with Armstrong and new drummer Colin Brittain, as well as touring guitarist Alex Feder, the band is conducting a huge worldwide tour at the moment behind the From Zero record.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Her vocals soared, her band—featuring powerful performances from the women drummer and guitarists—matched her intensity, and the production included pyro effects and a sky full of streamers that sent the crowd into a frenzy.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 July 2025
On Monday, the drummer and his former bandmates announced on social media that Cameron has taken his exit from the band after playing together for 27 years.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 7 July 2025
Now with Armstrong and new drummer Colin Brittain, as well as touring guitarist Alex Feder, the band is conducting a huge worldwide tour at the moment behind the From Zero record.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Her vocals soared, her band—featuring powerful performances from the women drummer and guitarists—matched her intensity, and the production included pyro effects and a sky full of streamers that sent the crowd into a frenzy.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drummer
Noun
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Phil Crews always wanted to be a drummer and percussionist.—
C. R. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
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The rock band Foo Fighters has let go of drummer Josh Freese, according to a note from the veteran percussionist.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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Local jazz pianist Jen Allen and her powerful sextet of vocalist Leala Cyr and Alejandra Sofia, guitarist Dan Liparini, bassist Matt Dwonszyk and drummer Jonathan Barber celebrate their new album with a release party at The Side Door in Old Lyme on July 19 at 7:30 p.m. $53-$64.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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From great jazz vocalists like Dianne Reeves and legends like Branford Marsalis to emerging local and international talent and highly entertaining and flamboyant gigs from pianist Jeff Goldblum and hip hop legend Nas, the festival is a sheer delight for music lovers.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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As delightful as the performances remain, they are overshadowed by the death of keyboardist Brent Mydland — whose drug overdose on July 26 permanently altered the trajectory of the band and sent Garcia into a dark spiral — and nightmarish management.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
3 July 2025
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She was joined by her full band, including a trumpet section and accordion, and supported by her keyboardist Albert Menendez singing Maluma’s parts.—
Olivia Petty,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
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The man — the organist and keytarist and vibes master — is Greazy Keyz.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2025
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My husband, who is sixty-nine, is also retired but freelances as a pianist and organist five or six days a week.—
Liana Finck,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
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Later in the night he was joined by trumpeter Maurice Brown, and the two collaborated on a rousing, high-energy performance that was a hit among the revelers.—
Kelly Wetherille,
Footwear News,
10 July 2025
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Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong, who played the Shubert Theatre in 1943 and 1947.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2025
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Style came mainly from soloists — especially the principal flutist Robert Langevin’s shapely contributions — and from the New York Philharmonic Chorus, directed by Malcolm J. Merriweather, which leaned into Ravel’s rich tonal colors.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Live bands and Basque flutists pirouette around gigantes and bigheads, dancers with enormous papier-mâché heads of historical figures including kings, queens and Moors.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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