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Recent Examples of percussionist
Trombonist Vincent Chandler, trumpeter John Douglas, drummer Jeff Canady, percussionist Mahindi, guitarist Wayne Gerard, and vocalist Steffanie Christi’an fill out the group.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Trombonist Vincent Chandler, trumpeter John Douglas, drummer Jeff Canady, percussionist Mahindi, guitarist Wayne Gerard, and vocalist Steffanie Christi’an fill out the group.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Renowned trumpeter, composer and percussionist Etienne Charles is also on the closing night bill.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
At around the same time, Leon Russell joined them on piano, bringing along his saxophone player and the great Nigerian percussionist Ambrose Campbell.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
Trombonist Vincent Chandler, trumpeter John Douglas, drummer Jeff Canady, percussionist Mahindi, guitarist Wayne Gerard, and vocalist Steffanie Christi’an fill out the group.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Renowned trumpeter, composer and percussionist Etienne Charles is also on the closing night bill.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
At around the same time, Leon Russell joined them on piano, bringing along his saxophone player and the great Nigerian percussionist Ambrose Campbell.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percussionist
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Meanwhile, the center sues a drummer and a congresswoman sues the center.—
Janay Kingsberry,
Washington Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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When the music did start, with only two band members in tow (and some occasional backing tracks), that drummer mostly used mallets, and stuck toward accents more than beats, to keep things to the hushed mode she’s known for.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Romy Kandera, who received an infusion at eighteen years old, had been a talented pianist until lupus caused swelling in her fingers.—
Jason Liebowitz,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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Lie, an accomplished jazz pianist, performed the session live.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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Before experimenting with an early variation of Country Joe and the Fish alongside guitarist Barry Melton in the mid-1960s, McDonald started a small magazine called Rag Baby.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Ditto at the rain-free Humphreys debuts of gospel-music legends The Blind Boys of Alabama, Brazilian music superstar Milton Nasciemento, solo guitarist Stanley Jordan, blues vocal dynamo Shemekia Copland, Portuguese fado singing star Mariza and, in 2017, the pioneering art-rock band King Crimson.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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His current band features the terrific trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, and the robust saxophonist Tivon Pennicott, who has previously performed here with Grammy-winning singer (and SDSU alum) Gregory Porter.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The program opens with sets by the SJZ U19s youth combo and saxophonist Michael Webster’s group.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Later, Kissin convenes a piano trio with violinist Maxim Vengerov and cellist Gautier Capuçon to tackle the composer’s major works for that instrumentation (May 18, 2027).—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the club members, three additional Mission Bay High musicians, all seniors, were invited to participate — flutist Alyssa Deaton, violinist Ian Steinberger and pianist Alexander Flores.—
Cyril A. Reinicke,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Wayne Henderson, trombonist for the Jazz Crusaders, had co-produced the debut album, 1984’s Centipede, for Michael’s sister Rebbie with Michael, Tito, and Randy Jackson.—
Greg Poole,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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Fennell, who is also a trombonist, has been conducting the band for about 10 months.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the club members, three additional Mission Bay High musicians, all seniors, were invited to participate — flutist Alyssa Deaton, violinist Ian Steinberger and pianist Alexander Flores.—
Cyril A. Reinicke,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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It will be played by flutist Mark Teplitsky, violinist Eric Gratz, cellist Julian Schwartz and harpsichordist Ian Pritchard.—
Deborah Martin,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Legendary clarinetist Benny Goodman hired Peplowski to play tenor saxophone in his new outfit in 1984 after coming out of retirement.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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Albert Navarro had been a saxophonist and a clarinettist who worked as a music teacher and as a bandleader at resort hotels.—
Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Percussionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percussionist. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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