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drummer

noun

Definition of drummer

as in guitarist

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Recent Examples of drummer The band member responsible for the ruse was their late drummer, Jon Brookes. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026 Yet the reunion proceeded without Johnson, the band’s founding drummer, who’d pleaded guilty in 2020 to violating a domestic violence protection order and who was arrested in 2021 on charges of child abuse. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Gibbons, now 76, and Francis will continue to perform as ZZ Top and will resume the group’s postponed tour with a date in Austin, Texas this weekend with a fill-in drummer, a rep confirms to Variety. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 Frank Beard, a native Texan and longtime ZZ Top drummer, has died. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drummer

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Noun

Buckcherry’s current lineup includes Todd as the only original member, Dacanay, guitarist Billy Rowe, bass player Kelly LeMieux, and drummer Francis Ruiz.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell says his cancer has returned.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of guitarist

Noun

Hiding behind a friend carrying a guitar, Goodman settled in behind percussionist Juma Sultan and was assumed to be a member of the sprawling film crew that had surrounded the entire event.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
John Douglas — a longtime tech member, percussionist and drummer — replaced Beard in the interim, having done so previously when the veteran drummer underwent an emergency appendectomy in 2002.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of percussionist

Noun

Alexander met Clark during his stint in New York, but Farnsworth first played with the pianist at Kuumbwa last year when Zisman recommended him.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Today's listen Grammy- and Oscar-winning pianist Jon Batiste recently released three new albums all at once.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pianist

Noun

Lin, not coincidentally, was also the violinist when Quartet La Jolla was first played 15 years ago.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Accompanying the drones will be a suite of musical scores and dialogue from the films, as well as a live performance by an electric violinist (dressed in a wizard’s cloak) to help amplify the soundtrack.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of violinist

Noun

Wilson, who joined the band in 1998, was known at #0 and served as Slipknot’s keyboardist and turntablist.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Vocalist-keyboardist Tyrone Lindqvist looked out at the tens of thousands of people in front of him and reflected back upon the first time his Grammy-winning EDM trio out of Sydney performed at Outside Lands.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of keyboardist

Noun

Guests were also treated to a live music production, which included performances by saxophonist Alek Sanchez-Tellez, violinist Katarina Baumgart and French singer Ana-Maria Desai.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Live music was provided by saxophonist Alek Sanchez-Tellez, violinist Katarina Baumgart, and French singer Ana-Maria Desai.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of saxophonist

Noun

The main stage featured local performers including Brass and Boujee, with Kansas City rapper and entrepreneur Kemet Coleman and hip-hop trombonist Kadesh Flow.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
For composer and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist Christopher Crenshaw, that collective spirit is the music’s genius.

— Abraham Swee, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of trombonist

Noun

An honorary street sign was posted in Chicago's Portage Park last week commemorating silent film organist Jay Warren — real name Dennis Wolkowicz — who died last year.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
This complicated story of mix-ups and mishaps at sea will be accompanied by the pianist and organist Ben Model, who will share keyboard duties with Makia Matsumura throughout the festival.

— Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026

Definition of organist

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