jazzman
Americannoun
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jazzmen
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The musician’s three new albums include two sets inspired by a legendary jazzman and a reinterpretation of the classical composer’s themes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
This year’s crop includes familiar faces who shook up their sounds, newcomers who made big impressions and the swan song of a beloved Seattle jazzman.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2021
He considered himself at heart a jazzman; his heroes were musicians like Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Lester Young and phenomenal pop crooners like the unfairly forgotten Billy Eckstine.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
And why wasn’t Joe the modern jazzman also into hip-hop?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2020
Also the title of a tribute album by New York avant jazzman John Zorn, “The Big Gundown” is a wild ride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2020
Peeling back those curtains can be enlightening because the three jazzmen from last century helped set the template for today’s migratory music makers, be they Taylor Swift or Beyoncé.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
Copenhagen was a major center for touring jazz artists, especially black jazzmen, among them Louis Armstrong, who faced segregation at home.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2017
He did, selling his vision for the film using a portfolio that included photographs of jazzmen like Chet Baker, crime photographs and a bleak, portentous shot of a newly opened freeway.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2016
Bluesman Charlie Musselwhite clerked there ages ago, and current Chicago jazzmen such as cornetist Josh Berman and saxophonist Keefe Jackson still work the bins when they're not on tour.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jun. 14, 2011
The critic Leonard Feather described Klein as "one of the most confident and capable of British jazzmen", while the record producer Tony Hall commended his "highly-charged, snorting solos".
From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2010
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