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Recent Examples of percussionist
This year’s newcomers to the evolving cadre of Camarada artists include percussionist Wesley Fowler and composer Kuspa.
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Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 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
How, at 74, the three veteran EWF-ers – bassist Verdine White, percussionist Ralph Johnson and singer Philip Bailey – still derive energy and elation from sharing their gifts with adoring crowds.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
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Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 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
How, at 74, the three veteran EWF-ers – bassist Verdine White, percussionist Ralph Johnson and singer Philip Bailey – still derive energy and elation from sharing their gifts with adoring crowds.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percussionist
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The band’s lineup for their last run will include Cain, Schon and Pineda, as well as drummer/singer Dean Castronovo, keyboardist/singer Jason Derlatka and bassist Todd Jensen.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2026
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The song also serves as a showcase for Ilan Rubin behind the kit following last year’s contentious drummer swap among rock bands.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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Classical In much the same way that youngsters might dig their parents’ Beatles records, the pianist and composer Amy Williams had a formative relationship with the music of the minimalist composer Morton Feldman.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
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Recorded fewer than 30 blocks form where Glenn Gould laid down his own landmark recording of Johann Sebastian Bach’s masterpiece, pianist Yunchan Lim’s new album has been topping the classical charts since its release earlier this month.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jay Jay French, and longtime lead guitarist Eddie Ojeda.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2026
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Among the guest artists in June will be pianist Anne Marie McDermott, guitarist Mak Grgic, cellist Robert DeMaine and violinist James Ehnes.—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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On their debut album together, post-punk trio the Messthetics and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis arrived at the same point by following two different paths.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
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The score alternates between traditional ceremonial sounds and some jazz pieces by saxophonist Keïta Janota and Gaspard Gomis which frame the narration.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Basney, the trio’s violinist, made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2001 and has played there six times.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Mozart’s child-prodigy past needs no introduction, and Japanese violinist Himari, 14, is enough of a sensation to get a one-name billing like Beyoncé.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Willie Colón, a legendary trombonist and pioneer of salsa music, has died.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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American salsa legend Willie Colon, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died on Saturday at age 75, his family said in a statement.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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After a decade-long absence, flutist Lori Bell is returning to the Rancho Bernardo Library, this time accompanied by guitarist Ron Satterfield.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 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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