drummer

Example Sentences

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He grew up in a musical household as his father was an amateur drummer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

“Let There Be Love” finds the drummer using his hands on his tom-toms to make them sound like congas, giving the track an Erroll Garner flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The jazz virtuoso has an unusually, appealingly laid-back sound on a new archival release, recorded with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen in Detroit in 1960.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

"No, I am the drummer," he says, laughing.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

A drummer settled himself in the corner and got to work.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer