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Recent Examples of percussionist
Ferrall’s death was reported yesterday by her husband, the Broadway drummer and percussionist Kory Grossman, to the theater publication Playbill.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 June 2026
The program includes the church ensemble, harpist Destiny Muhammad’s trio, and a North-meets-South Indo-jazz trio with Carnatic saxophonist Prasant Radhakrishnan and percussionist Sameer Gupta (who founded RootStock Arts).
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Niño remains a prolific, international percussionist-about-town, with recent full-length projects including his collaborative LP with Saul Williams and Carlos Niño & Friends’ Bubble Bath for Giants.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Each evening, live music flows from the dining room onto Ocean Drive, where a percussionist, guitarist, and vocalist’s sounds invite diners for an impromptu salsa dance session.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 June 2026
The program includes the church ensemble, harpist Destiny Muhammad’s trio, and a North-meets-South Indo-jazz trio with Carnatic saxophonist Prasant Radhakrishnan and percussionist Sameer Gupta (who founded RootStock Arts).
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Niño remains a prolific, international percussionist-about-town, with recent full-length projects including his collaborative LP with Saul Williams and Carlos Niño & Friends’ Bubble Bath for Giants.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Each evening, live music flows from the dining room onto Ocean Drive, where a percussionist, guitarist, and vocalist’s sounds invite diners for an impromptu salsa dance session.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percussionist
Noun
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The drummer may shift the feel.—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Metallica — which, at the time, consisted of vocalist-guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Jason Newsted — recorded the album at The Plant in Sausalito.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The pianist may introduce a new chord color.—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Hailing from an illustrious Cuban family deeply engaged with classical music, pianist López-Gavilán has distinguished himself across a verdant musical landscape.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The Live Through This rollout was paused until late August, when Love, guitarist Eric Erlandson, drummer Patty Schemel, and replacement bassist Melissa Auf der Maur appeared at 1994’s Reading Festival.—
Quinn Moreland,
Pitchfork,
14 June 2026
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Nivola was attached as Lee’s longtime guitarist and collaborator.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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The saxophonist is a musical shapeshifter who lends his talents far and wide, but his dreamiest, most conventionally melodic music usually arises from his long-running collaboration with vocalist Nicholas Krgovich.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
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The wild card is Chicago alto saxophonist Lenard Simpson, a prodigious young player known for his impassioned improvisational flights.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The evening took an unusual turn as a violinist and cellist — SistaStrings — took the stage and were followed by Brandi Carlile bearing an acoustic guitar.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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The soloist for this performance is the young Spanish violinist Maria Dueñas, first prize winner of the Yehudi Menuhin Competition’s senior division in 2021 as a teenager.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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The core group now augments itself with the bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone, trombonist Weston Olencki, and, for the first time in the band’s history, vocals.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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The singular jazz ensemble The Curhachestra is led by a trombonist, backed by lap steel guitar, electric bass and drums.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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The flutist Denis Bouriakov and the bassoonist Whitney Crockett applied pinpoint dexterity to Paganini and Rossini, respectively.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Monette Marino, guitarist Joe Amato, bassist Harley Magsino, drummer Mike Holguin and saxophonist, flutist and harmonica player Tripp Sprague.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Rollins and his two older siblings were all introduced to music early by their father, who was a clarinetist.—
Don Heckman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Performers include clarinetist Anthony McGill, violinists Leila Josefowicz and Geneva Lewis, and the Colburn Orchestra, making its Ojai Music Festival debut.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Mar. 2026
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