List of percussionists
A percussionist is a musician who plays a percussion instrument. Although drummers and vibraphonists are considered percussionists, this list only includes percussionists known for playing a variety of percussion instruments. There is a separate list of drummers. If a percussionist specializes in a particular instrument, it is listed in parentheses.
A[]
- Keiko Abe (marimba)
- Alex Acuña
- Charlie Adams
- Marc Anderson
- José Areas
- Frank Arsenault
- Okyerema Asante
B[]
- Lekan Babalola
- Manolo Badrena
- Ginger Baker
- Cyro Baptista
- Michael Alden Bayard
- Samm Bennett
- John Bergamo
- Cindy Blackman Santana
- John Bonham
- Gary Burton
- Richard Bona
C[]
- Candido Camero
- Michael Carabello
- Pedro Carneiro (marimba)
- Christoph Caskel
- Pius Cheung (marimba)
- Mino Cinelu
- Luis Conte
- Bob Conti
- Ray Cooper
- Mayuto Correa
- Shawn Crahan (Slipknot)
- Colin Currie
D[]
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Rubem Dantas
- Josh Dun (Twenty One Pilots)
E[]
- Coke Escovedo
- Pete Escovedo
- Peter Michael Escovedo
- Sheila Escovedo
- Tony Esposito
F[]
- Chris Fehn (Slipknot)
- Victor Feldman
- Everett Firth
- Will Ferrell (Cowbell)
G[]
H[]
- Jamey Haddad
- Bobbye Hall
- Lionel Hampton (vibraphone)
- Ralph Hardimon
- Mickey Hart (Drum)
- Giovanni Hidalgo (congas)
- Taku Hirano
- Marty Hurley
- Zakir Hussain
- Jason Hann
J[]
K[]
L[]
M[]
- Ralph MacDonald
- Alex MacDougall
- Ed Mann
- Mitch Markovich
- Marilyn Mazur
- Othello Molineaux (steel drums)
- Moondog
- Airto Moreira
- Luigi Morleo
- Katarzyna Mycka
N[]
O[]
P[]
- Morris Palter
- Neil Peart
- Lisa Pegher
- Richard Pelham
- Armando Peraza
- Mitchell Peters
- Joe Porcaro
- Chano Pozo
- Tito Puente
R[]
- Layne Redmond
- Daniel De Los Reyes
- Walfredo Reyes, Jr. (also known as Walfredo de los Reyes, Jr.)
- Walfredo Reyes, Sr. (also known as Walfredo de los Reyes, Sr.)
- Emil Richards
- Frank Ricotti
- John Bernard Riley
- Dom Um Romão
S[]
- Bobby Sanabria
- Poncho Sánchez
- Mongo Santamaría
- Joe Saylor
- Steven Schick
- Rainer Seegers (timpani)
- Assaf Seewi
- Sheila E.
- Ramesh Shotham
- Rick Shutter
- Sivamani
- Stuart Saunders Smith
- Jon Sterckx
- Eric Stuer
- Leigh Howard Stevens
- Latyr Sy
T[]
- Crystal Taliefero
- Taufiq Qureshi
- Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram
- Third Coast Percussion
- Cal Tjader
- Dudu Tucci
- Arto Tunçboyacıyan
U[]
V[]
- David Van Tieghem
- Nana Vasconcelos
- Glen Velez
- Tommy Vig
- Paolo Vinaccia
- T. H. Vinayakram
W[]
- Stokley Williams (1989–present) (Mint Condition)
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Z[]
Categories:
- Lists of musicians by instrument
- Percussionists