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Jothan seemed agreeably nerdy—less astro-jazzman than small-town postal clerk—but his attempt at reassurance backfired.—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026 Director Grant Gee shifted his focus from rockers to a jazzman, and Berlin took notice.—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026 Jackie Robinson tapped his love of jazz and jazzmen to raise money for King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference.—Larry Tye, TIME, 9 May 2024 As most notably demonstrated in his several recordings with Count Basie, Mr. Bennett had a very sure rhythmic sense and could swing a song with a jazzman’s ease.—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for jazzman