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Recent Examples of percussionist
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.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
The salsa orchestra, led by percussionist Rafael Cortijio, nearly imploded when renowned lead singer Ismael Rivera was arrested for drug possession in 1962.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
The Last Farewell Tour’s lineup will feature founding keyboardist Bill Payne, alongside guitarists Fred Tackett and Scott Sharrard, bassist Kenny Gradney, percussionist Sam Clayton, and drummer Tony Leone.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2025
They were joined by drummer and percussionist Chris Vatalaro — a Selway collaborator who’s played with Imogen Heap, Anohni and the Johnsons, Jarvis Cocker, and more — who has seemingly taken over for Portishead’s Clive Deamer, their previous live drummer.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
The salsa orchestra, led by percussionist Rafael Cortijio, nearly imploded when renowned lead singer Ismael Rivera was arrested for drug possession in 1962.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
The Last Farewell Tour’s lineup will feature founding keyboardist Bill Payne, alongside guitarists Fred Tackett and Scott Sharrard, bassist Kenny Gradney, percussionist Sam Clayton, and drummer Tony Leone.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2025
They were joined by drummer and percussionist Chris Vatalaro — a Selway collaborator who’s played with Imogen Heap, Anohni and the Johnsons, Jarvis Cocker, and more — who has seemingly taken over for Portishead’s Clive Deamer, their previous live drummer.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percussionist
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The year was 2016, and the now-lead vocalist María Zardoya was performing at The Kibitz Room, a low-key cocktail lounge attached to the iconic Canter's Deli, while drummer/producer Josh Conway filled in as sound engineer for her set, the duo said in a 2017 interview with Remezcla.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the book, Johnson, who joined Earth, Wind & Fire in 1972, recounts his beginnings as a drummer in Los Angeles in the 1960s and '70s, which became a core part of the band.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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All feature his quintet, with saxophonist Brent Griffin, pianist Julius Tucker, drummer Greg Artry and bassist Christian Dillingham.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Live music from the pianist (in a tuxedo) pours into the entrance from the dining room, which welcomed us to our very own table that hugged the windows, facing outward toward the Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, a founding guitarist in British experimental rock group Black Midi, has died, his family announced Monday.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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News of vocalist-guitarist’s death was shared in a statement posted to his Facebook page by the Weir family and later on the musician’s website.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The jazz musician won his first award in 1983, with his most recent win coming in 2013 for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for his studio album, Unity Band, with saxophonist Chris Potter, bassist Ben Williams and drummer Antonio Sánchez.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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All feature his quintet, with saxophonist Brent Griffin, pianist Julius Tucker, drummer Greg Artry and bassist Christian Dillingham.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Four musicians — a pianist, violinist, guitarist and bassist — perform Hale’s adaptations of Dylan’s songs, while the actors creatively jam the percussion parts.—
Danielle Charbonneau,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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McIntosh, a brilliant composer who has a sideline as a virtuoso early-music violinist, revelled in the microtonal shadings that Feldman built into his notation.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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On March 8, Bello’s teenage son Nigel, a trombonist, performs with his Nigel Bello Band.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Jan. 2026
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But the New Orleans trombonist didn’t love the results.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
6 Dec. 2025
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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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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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La Jolla Music Society brings together three top classical solo artists, clarinetist Andreas Ottensamer, cellist Kian Soltani and pianist Alessio Bax, performing together works by Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Percussionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percussionist. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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