drummer
C1929
concept
A drummer is a musician who plays percussion instruments, primarily drums, to provide rhythm, timing, and dynamic foundation within a musical ensemble or performance.
All labels observed (16)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| drummer canonical | 696 |
| percussionist | 110 |
| jazz drummer | 81 |
| rock drummer | 14 |
| American drummer | 8 |
| jazz fusion drummer | 2 |
| American rock drummer | 1 |
| Brazilian drummer | 1 |
| English rock drummer | 1 |
| Polish drummer | 1 |
| bodhrán player | 1 |
| drummer role | 1 |
| fictional drummer | 1 |
| heavy metal drummer | 1 |
| punk drummer | 1 |
| solo percussionist | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: drummer
Generated description
A drummer is a musician who plays percussion instruments, primarily drums, to provide rhythm, timing, and dynamic foundation within a musical ensemble or performance.
Instances (868)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Jeremiah Green | — |
| Joe Plummer | — |
| Bun E. Carlos | — |
| Warren "Baby" Dodds | jazz drummer |
| Chris Wilson | — |
| Mel Gaynor | — |
| Cherisse Osei | — |
| Michael Ogletree | — |
| Dean Butterworth | — |
| Rob Affuso | — |
| Hughie Flint | — |
| Keef Hartley | — |
| Jim Capaldi | — |
| Phil Varone | — |
| Tre Cool | — |
| Tré | — |
| Fran Christina | — |
| Mikkey Dee | — |
| Herman Rarebell | — |
| James Kottak | — |
| Kenny Hyslop | — |
| Benny Benjamin | — |
| Richard "Pistol" Allen | — |
| Uriel Jones | — |
| Jack Ashford | percussionist |
| Eddie "Bongo" Brown | percussionist |
| Jack Brokensha | percussionist |
| Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson | — |
| Jamie Oldaker | — |
| Jim McCarty | — |
| Ben Massarella | percussionist |
| Alex Van Halen | — |
| Chris Malaspina | — |
| Brad Wilk | — |
| Brian Blade | jazz drummer |
| José Pasillas | — |
| Chris Mars | — |
| Steve Foley | — |
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Steve Foley – drums
surface form:
Steve Foley
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| Simon Kirke | — |
| Brian McGee | — |
| Aldo Romano | jazz drummer |
| Dennis Elliott | — |
| Jorge Rossy | — |
| Jeff Ballard | jazz drummer |
| Shane Shanahan | percussionist |
| Grant Hart | — |
| Karriem Riggins | — |
| Alex Cline | — |
| Paul Thomson | — |