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reedman

American  
[reed-man] / ˈridˌmæn /

noun

plural

reedmen
  1. a musician who plays a reed instrument.


Etymology

Origin of reedman

First recorded in 1870–75; reed + man

Example Sentences

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He credits fellow Chicago reedman Roscoe Mitchell and a comment he once made to him: “Don’t play on the 1!”

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2021

His father, who ran his family’s wholesale grocery business, also was a reedman who jammed with visiting musicians including Jack Teagarden and Jimmy Dorsey.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2019

This is a tribute album to guitarist Jim Hall and reedman Jimmy Giuffre, who have rarely been covered, but Quiet Revolution proves they ought to be.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2018

In his first season, he brought in one of his heroes, the protean avant-garde reedman Anthony Braxton , who sometimes tends toward atonality and abstruse harmonies.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2017