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To paraphrase the late jazzman Mose Allison, young Americans ain’t got nothing in the world these days.—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 May 2026 Bono and Jacknife Lee revisited the track, and like a jazzman, Bono went all out.—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for jazzman