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Recent Examples of percussionist
Keith Moon, The Who’s original percussionist, died from an accidental overdose in 1978.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Now Heartbeat presents the hundred-and-twenty-year-old opera in English—a rare occurrence for this particular tale—with instrumentation boiled down to a simple eight clarinets and two percussionists.
—The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
The composers also relied on French percussionist and string player Louis Perez to bring textures to the submarine sequence.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 May 2025
This trumpet player and composer, Rob Mazurek, plays with percussionist Chad Taylor in the band Chicago Underground.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Now Heartbeat presents the hundred-and-twenty-year-old opera in English—a rare occurrence for this particular tale—with instrumentation boiled down to a simple eight clarinets and two percussionists.
—The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
The composers also relied on French percussionist and string player Louis Perez to bring textures to the submarine sequence.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 May 2025
This trumpet player and composer, Rob Mazurek, plays with percussionist Chad Taylor in the band Chicago Underground.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percussionist
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The group features Comstock on lead vocals, along with drummer James Brownstein and Hayden Tree, who’s also the lead singer for Crown the Empire, on bass.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
20 June 2025
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The 1939 funeral in East Baltimore of jazz drummer Chick Webb drew Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, Gene Krupa and, The Sun reported, how many Baltimoreans? a. 500 b. 10,000 c. 3,000 d. 5,000 17.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2025
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Born in Argentina in 1932 to a musical family, Schifrin cut his chops as a jazz pianist in Europe before settling in America and drawing on his own skill to work first as a classical composer and then as a scorer for film and television.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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That night, Dylan was joined onstage only by bassist Tony Garnier and pianist Patrick Warren.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
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Woodwind contributions in the Schubert from clarinetist Stephen Williamson, oboist William Welter, and outgoing flutist Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson were both impassioned and lucid.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Chase’s extraordinary talent and drive were evident early on, including to flutist Beth Ross Buckley, the artistic director and co-founder of the chamber-music nonprofit Camarada.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Recorded live in a studio in Los Angeles with their band — drummer Nat Stokes, keyboardist Liston Gregory III, producer and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beaudreau and DJ SPS — these are also songs that Black Violin composed with their eyes wide open.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2025
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When Frantz bumped into Modern Lovers bassist Ernie Brooks in a West Village Cafe, Frantz inquired about keyboardist Jerry Harrison; Brooks gave him Harrison’s number, Harrison joined the band and the classic Talking Heads lineup was complete.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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Allie Molin of Mission Viejo, a jazz trumpeter who won the instrumental music category, was in New York on Wednesday to perform at Lincoln Center.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
8 May 2025
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His research also led him to numerous Black jazz artists with Native American ancestry, like trumpeter Don Cherry.—
Andrew Gilbert,
The Mercury News,
18 Feb. 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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After winning his first Grammy this year for his roots-gospel album, Church, the organist and singer, known for his work with Snarky Puppy and Vulfpeck, appears to be in communion with something bigger than the stage.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The singer/flautist, however, has long been vocal in her support for her LGBTQ fans, and in 2023, her brand Yitty unveiled a line of gender-affirming shapewear.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
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The musician, who rose to fame on the arm of quick-witted bars, released back-to-back flute albums in 2023, surprising fans and critics alike who were impressed by his skills as a flautist.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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