percussionist

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Recent Examples of percussionist Phil Crews always wanted to be a drummer and percussionist. C. R. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025 The rock band Foo Fighters has let go of drummer Josh Freese, according to a note from the veteran percussionist. August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025 First Presbyterian Church of Mount Dora, 222 W. Sixth Ave., is sponsoring a patriotic concert and ice cream social at 4 p.m. June 29, featuring soloists Kasey Cox, Janelle Woodward and Rick Vale, along with percussionist John Lowe and pianist Randy Frieling. Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025 Percussionist to perform in St. Charles The St. Charles Public Library concludes its 2024-25 Sunday Concert Series at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, with a performance by percussionist Josh Graham at the library, 1 S. Sixth St. in St. Charles. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for percussionist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percussionist
Noun
  • Draped in all-white, the Colombian star was flanked by dancers and drummers repping the colors of his native country.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 July 2025
  • Phil Crews always wanted to be a drummer and percussionist.
    C. R. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Some community activists have opposed the sale, including concert pianist Orlando Alonso, who has championed an alternative proposal for restoring the Olympia as a center for the arts.
    Carl David Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
  • Set in a historic 1894 stable, Stable Hall is live music venue that brings in renowned talent like Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, while Jazz, TX, by jazz pianist Doc Watkins hosts shows every night of the week an intimate, subterranean setting.
    Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Style came mainly from soloists — especially the principal flutist Robert Langevin’s shapely contributions — and from the New York Philharmonic Chorus, directed by Malcolm J. Merriweather, which leaned into Ravel’s rich tonal colors.
    Anastasia Tsioulcas, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • Live bands and Basque flutists pirouette around gigantes and bigheads, dancers with enormous papier-mâché heads of historical figures including kings, queens and Moors.
    Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • As delightful as the performances remain, they are overshadowed by the death of keyboardist Brent Mydland — whose drug overdose on July 26 permanently altered the trajectory of the band and sent Garcia into a dark spiral — and nightmarish management.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
  • She was joined by her full band, including a trumpet section and accordion, and supported by her keyboardist Albert Menendez singing Maluma’s parts.
    Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Later in the night he was joined by trumpeter Maurice Brown, and the two collaborated on a rousing, high-energy performance that was a hit among the revelers.
    Kelly Wetherille, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
  • Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong, who played the Shubert Theatre in 1943 and 1947.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • Bobby Freeman has been the Arizona Diamondbacks' organist since the team's inception in 1998.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
  • Danger moved to Hollywood in 1987 after the organist from his Minnesota church sold his turkey farm to move to the beach — and invited Danger to become the pastor at St. John’s.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Percussionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percussionist. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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