Getz

American  

[gets] / gɛts /

noun

1. Stan(ley), 1927–91, U.S. jazz saxophonist.

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Getz British  

/ ɡɛts /

noun

1. Stanley, known as Stan. 1927–91, US jazz saxophonist: leader of his own group from 1949

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Example Sentences

Having toured with Herbie Hancock and played with giants as Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz, Carrington has a strong sense of jazz history and rightly sees herself as a bridge between the history and future of jazz.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Getz said Omer has dual American-Israeli citizenship, and when he finished high school he took a gap year trip in Israel to "learn about his family routes", later deciding "it was his obligation to do service in the army" and join the IDF.

From BBC

Mr Getz said: "We still have hope. But every day is crucial, every day is critical."

From BBC

Manne, a drummer and bandleader who has recorded with a who’s who of jazz savants — in 1957, he featured on albums from Quincy Jones, Stan Getz and Sonny Rollins — hit The Penthouse in 1966 with an experienced band that Weeds calls “a well-oiled machine.”

From Seattle Times

“If the kibbutzim … will not come back, no one will come,” says Shlomo Getz, a researcher who studies the communities.

From Seattle Times