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  • noun Plural form of jazzman.

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Examples

  • For us, Miami Dalt's was where all things happened; this was where one's friends worked and played, where plans for hitting the Keys, driving into the Grove to dance to the Gingerman's jazzmen or slop down oysters at Monty Trainer's, were made.

    May You Live in Interesting Times JP Reese 2011

  • Even more than most creative contemporary jazzmen Joe Lovano and John Zorn spring to mind, Mr. Douglas doesn't so much create concept albums as concept bands, all of which operate roughly simultaneously and express different aspects of his personal vision.

    Getting Down to Brass Tacks Will Friedwald 2011

  • Latin American Nueva Yorkers like Machito, for example, teamed up with African American jazzmen to create new musical hybrids.

    Exhibit Explores New York's Latin Roots 2010

  • Veteran jazzmen like Charles Lloyd are frequently described as "saxophonist-composer-bandleaders," but in Mr. Lloyd's case that order is incorrect.

    Freddie, Jacky, Charlie and the Doc Will Friedwald 2011

  • Latin American Nueva Yorkers like Machito, for example, teamed up with African American jazzmen to create new musical hybrids.

    Exhibit Explores New York's Latin Roots 2010

  • Latin American Nueva Yorkers like Machito, for example, teamed up with African American jazzmen to create new musical hybrids.

    Exhibit Explores New York's Latin Roots 2010

  • But Mr. Bernstein is part of a growing generation of jazzmen who grew up with rock on the radio, and who believe that contemporary jazz musicians can bridge that gap and put their own stamp on popular songs.

    Searching for New Jazz Under Every Rock Will Friedwald 2011

  • Brad Mehldau's celebrated trio made the pianist one of the most popular of all contemporary jazzmen, especially among the under-40 set.

    The Jazz Scene: Whirling Through a Wynton Wonderland Will Friedwald 2011

  • With the arrival of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s and '60s, many veteran jazzmen felt displaced and further detached from the mainstream; most dismissed post-Elvis strains of popular music.

    Searching for New Jazz Under Every Rock Will Friedwald 2011

  • Nearly all the major jazzmen tried swinging or reinventing the classics, and a few in particular — such as John Kirby, Art Tatum, John Lewis and the Modern Jazz Quartet — made a specialty of it.

    Masters and Young Bloods Will Friedwald 2010

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