percussionist
noun
per·cus·sion·ist
pər-ˈkə-sh(ə-)nist 
: one skilled in the playing of percussion instruments
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The track features the same lineup as the duo’s 2022 collaboration: DiFranco on vocals, Gossard on guitar, keyboardist Josh Evans, saxophonist Skerik, and percussionist Stanton Moore.
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
The Latin jazz and jazz tradition has blossomed with percussionist and composer Bobby Sanabria, who is of Puerto Rican descent, along with Arturo O’Farrell, David Virelles, Melvis Santa, Carlos Henriques, and Omar Sosa, who fuses Afro Cuban jazz, blues and Santeria chants.
—Ronald E. Scott, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
Zakir Hussain, the Indian percussionist and composer whose work forged global musical hybrids, died.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
But above all, there’s the rumble of the drums, intricately recorded by Italian British percussionist Valentina Magaletti and spun to kuduro heaven by Príncipe Discos all-star Nídia Borges.
—Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
The Latin jazz and jazz tradition has blossomed with percussionist and composer Bobby Sanabria, who is of Puerto Rican descent, along with Arturo O’Farrell, David Virelles, Melvis Santa, Carlos Henriques, and Omar Sosa, who fuses Afro Cuban jazz, blues and Santeria chants.
—Ronald E. Scott, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
Zakir Hussain, the Indian percussionist and composer whose work forged global musical hybrids, died.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
But above all, there’s the rumble of the drums, intricately recorded by Italian British percussionist Valentina Magaletti and spun to kuduro heaven by Príncipe Discos all-star Nídia Borges.
—Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
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percussionist
noun
per·cus·sion·ist
pər-ˈkəsh-(ə-)nəst
: a person who plays percussion instruments
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