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Recent Examples of percussionist
In March, the band parted ways with percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Jeff Arevalo.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
The product of a multinational household — daughter of a West African percussionist and a Swedish designer, stepdaughter of avant-jazz trumpeter Don Cherry — this year's most daring Best New Artist nominee went on to join several abrasive and ear-shattering British punk bands in the early '80s.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Appearing with Fortner and McLorin Salvant will be Emi Ferguson on flute, percussionist Keita Ogawa, Yasushi Nakamura on bass and violone, and Dušan Balarin on theorbo and lute.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
They are accompanied by Vives’ renowned gaitera and percussionist Mayte Montero and Hanlon’s band members Yainer Horta (keyboards), Fabio Pimentel (guitar) and Otoniel Vargas (drums).
—Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
The product of a multinational household — daughter of a West African percussionist and a Swedish designer, stepdaughter of avant-jazz trumpeter Don Cherry — this year's most daring Best New Artist nominee went on to join several abrasive and ear-shattering British punk bands in the early '80s.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Appearing with Fortner and McLorin Salvant will be Emi Ferguson on flute, percussionist Keita Ogawa, Yasushi Nakamura on bass and violone, and Dušan Balarin on theorbo and lute.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
They are accompanied by Vives’ renowned gaitera and percussionist Mayte Montero and Hanlon’s band members Yainer Horta (keyboards), Fabio Pimentel (guitar) and Otoniel Vargas (drums).
—Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percussionist
Noun
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Only a few of us guys got together here in New York, one of them being Mickey Curry, the drummer that spent 30 years with me.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Mustaine says Megadeth have no plans to play the song live, adding that neither Hetfield nor Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich heard about the rerecording’s existence ahead of time.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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The story revolves around a famous film director and his pianist wife, who are held hostage by a resentful background actor.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Jack DeJohnette, the jazz drummer, pianist, and bandleader who played on Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew and worked closely with Sonny Rollins, Keith Jarrett, and many other jazz luminaries, has died.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Lollapalooza show, the group says, was apparently manifested by the guitarist Parkinson.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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Chefitz was a mountain climber, soccer player, cross-country motorcyclist, flamenco guitarist, writer and poet — to name just some of his hobbies.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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The drummer and saxophonist had left Kabul years earlier but stayed in touch with their Afghan students through the app, occasionally helping with visa applications.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Klaus Doldinger, the German saxophonist and composer who created the soundtracks to Wolfgang Petersen’s Das Boot and The NeverEnding Story, had died.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
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Hoss, whom audiences might remember as Blanchett’s violinist partner in 2022’s Tár, is a force as the outspoken, mercurial Eileen.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rather than playing her violin on her shoulder, the violinist crouched on a rug with Belaji, facing the instrument toward the floor.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
28 Oct. 2025
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Wofford is very likely the only pianist who played with both Fitzgerald and cutting-edge trombonist and electronic music innovator George Lewis, as well as with Sergio Mendes and Quincy Jones, James Moody and Harry Nilsson, Zoot Simms and John Klemmer.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Upon their retirements between the 2024/25 and 2025/26 season, harpist Turner and principal trombonist Jay Friedman will be the longest-serving CSO musicians in history, having both joined the orchestra in 1962.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Founding flutist Ray Thomas died in January 2018, just months before the Hall of Fame induction.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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Race day registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Peninsula Symphony concert Peninsula Symphony opens its 77th season Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell’s Heritage Theatre with a program featuring flutist Demarre McGill and conducted by Lara Webber.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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The album was recorded in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, but also the unexpected death of keyboardist and founding member, Andy Fletcher, in February 2022.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Without a keyboardist or a drummer or a singer or a mixing engineer, nobody else on payroll, no bandmates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Percussionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percussionist. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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