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Recent Examples of reedman
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.
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Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2019
Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reedman
Noun
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Things turn even jazzier a couple minutes in, when trumpeter Cees Bruinsma lays down the song’s ruminative central riff before veering off into exploratory flights of fancy.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
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Still, a budding jazz guitarist (Torn was mentored by pioneering trumpeter Don Cherry) joining forces with a rock icon’s sidemen for his recording debut shows a strong independent streak and no small amount of ambition.—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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He is named after the jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis, after all.—
Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Benitez joins the Kev Choice Ensemble at Yoshi’s on June 26 as part of a powerhouse horn section with 19-year-old Oakland tenor saxophonist Ayo Brame, who’s sold out a series of his own shows at the Jack London Square club.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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Rollins and his two older siblings were all introduced to music early by their father, who was a clarinetist.—
Don Heckman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Performers include clarinetist Anthony McGill, violinists Leila Josefowicz and Geneva Lewis, and the Colburn Orchestra, making its Ojai Music Festival debut.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Mar. 2026
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Music was how my mother—an opera singer, pianist, and educator—taught me to engage with the world.—
Hillary Richard,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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One scene sees Sheku perform Mendelssohn’s Song Without Words as a duet with his pianist sister Isata Kanneh-Mason.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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The singular jazz ensemble The Curhachestra is led by a trombonist, backed by lap steel guitar, electric bass and drums.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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The Kansas City Symphony concert features jazz vocalist and trombonist Aubrey Logan, with guest conductor Stuart Chafetz leading music by John Williams, Scott Joplin, George Gershwin and Florence Price.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2026
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Releasing their debut album Ultramega OK via legendary indie punk label SST Records in 1988, Soundgarden quickly came to embrace the punk world’s do-it-yourself mantra, with Yamamoto managing the bookings and money and drummer Matt Cameron printing posters during his shifts at Kinko’s.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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He was then introduced to rock and metal music by his high school classmate, fellow Cuban and future Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The Live Through This rollout was paused until late August, when Love, guitarist Eric Erlandson, drummer Patty Schemel, and replacement bassist Melissa Auf der Maur appeared at 1994’s Reading Festival.—
Quinn Moreland,
Pitchfork,
14 June 2026
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Nivola was attached as Lee’s longtime guitarist and collaborator.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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The stadium organist, Dwayne Hilton, played accompanying music and got everyone involved.—
Warren Mayes,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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“Reedman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reedman. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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