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

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
Brian Downey (drummer)
surface form: Brian Downey
Daniel Adair
Emil Amos
Chris Hakius
Christopher Bear
Zach Hanson
Pat Sampson
Lionel Hampton percussionist
Max Roach
Dean Spunt
Brian Kotzur
Jack White
surface form: Jack White (drummer)
Louie Pérez
Jim Mothersbaugh
Ray Cooper percussionist
Dennis Graham
Dennis Wilson
Evan Burrows
Dave Weckl
Vidal Davis
Timothy Christian Riley
Chick Webb jazz drummer
William Henry "Chick" Webb jazz drummer
Robert Wyatt
David Lovering
U2
surface form: Larry Mullen Jr.
John Bonham
Virgil Donati
Louie Bellson jazz drummer
Airto Moreira
Lenny White
Robert "Sput" Searight
Nate Werth percussionist
David Herbert percussionist
Carl Palmer
Tommy Aldridge
Jonny Quinn
Reni
Dave Grohl
Matt Sorum
Michael Sturgis
Dave Hemingway
Ian Paice
Luis Jardim percussionist
Hugh Whitaker
Steven Adler
Frank Ferrer
Rick Woolstenhulme Jr.
Brandon Barnes
Terry Chambers