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Recent Examples of percussionist
The one-night-only performance will feature guitarist Antonio Triana, percussionist Johnny Sandoval, singers Reyes Barrios and Antonio de Jerez, and dancers Vanessa Acosta, Wendy Castellanos and Cristina Hall.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The Grateful Dead percussionist and Indian tabla master were tight, as friends and as musicians.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
The percussionist went on to earn two Emmy nominations.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
The first few rows of the back area of the orchestra section are an ideal vantage point to catch all the excitement as well as not be overwhelmed by those offstage percussionists.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The Grateful Dead percussionist and Indian tabla master were tight, as friends and as musicians.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
The percussionist went on to earn two Emmy nominations.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
The first few rows of the back area of the orchestra section are an ideal vantage point to catch all the excitement as well as not be overwhelmed by those offstage percussionists.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for percussionist
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Former Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr is making a music switch from rock to country.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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My drummer Jay turned me onto Bob Marley and The Wailers in the ‘90s.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
24 Jan. 2025
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In the classical music business, the pianist Yuja Wang is one of the few safe bets.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Blumberg worked with Tilbury, for instance, for around two weeks, sitting in the garden shed where the pianist keeps his Steinway, with Blumberg recording as Tilbury scribbled notes on a stave and played fragments of song.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2025
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An elbow injury disrupted the career that Elaine Schmidt might have had as a high-level flutist.—
Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2025
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Anchoring the horn section is saxophonist/flutist Mitch Frohman, a founding member of the SHO who like Hernández established himself on New York’s Latin music scene during the heyday of salsa dura in the mid-‘70s.—
Andrew Gilbert,
The Mercury News,
17 Dec. 2024
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Patricia Arquette learns of Lost Highway director David Lynch's death during live interview: 'There's nobody like him' Garth Hudson Garth Hudson, the keyboardist, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist who was the last surviving member of Rock and Roll legends, the Band, died Jan. 21 at 87.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Barry Goldberg, keyboardist who performed with Bob Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, has died.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Other honorees included jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, who played God Bless America at a State Department ceremony on Saturday night.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
8 Dec. 2024
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One night in 1969, jazz trumpeter Al Hirt, who had opened a nightclub in Atlanta, coaxed Uecker up onstage.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Jan. 2025
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Attendees can join in the singing with guest choir conductor and organist Charles Frost, president of the Hymn Society of the United States and Canada.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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While Hudson had joined the lineup as an organist, his responsibilities grew with the group’s sound to include the keyboard, accordion, woodwinds, and brass.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
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The rapper and flautist will reschedule his show for a later date and time.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
27 Mar. 2024
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Performing with the flautist and Outkast member at the concerts are: Carlos Niño, Nate Mercereau, Surya Botofasina, and Deantoni Parks.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2024
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“Percussionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percussionist. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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