: a member of a band or orchestra and especially of a jazz or swing orchestra
Examples of sideman in a Sentence
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The festival was the brainchild of a pack of white Memphis hipsters, including famed producer/sideman Jim Dickinson, singer Nancy Jeffries (from a local band called the Insect Trust), and critic/musician Robert Palmer—who is Augusta’s father.
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Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 9 July 2024
What separates this year’s honor most is that the sideman recognition comes as McNelley begins rolling out new music as a lead artist.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 1 July 2024
The Class of 2024 includes Neko Case sideman Jon Rauhouse, blues guitarist Hans Olson, Arizona music historian John Dixon and the Rhythm Room.
Rauhouse, Olson and Bob Corritore, who owns the club, are scheduled to perform, with Corritore fronting his own band.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
By then, Jimmie’s career was zooming [playing with the hard bop organists Jimmy McGriff and Groove Holmes and later as a sideman for the piano giant Erroll Garner].
—Adam Bradley, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Even when playing in support of other artists, Mr. Benjamin viewed himself less as a sideman than as a fellow musical voyager.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
But the movie’s headliner was Carl Weathers — for once not a sideman, but the star.
—Chris Klimek, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
Until that day, Coltrane had been the overachieving sideman, playing someone else’s music in someone else’s band.
—Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with Billy Joel sideman Mark Rivera; catcher Erik Kratz, who spent 11 seasons with 14 different major league organizations; and Kayla Pecchioni, whose Broadway performances are often stepping into the shoes of the star.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2023
Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 9 July 2024
What separates this year’s honor most is that the sideman recognition comes as McNelley begins rolling out new music as a lead artist.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 1 July 2024
The Class of 2024 includes Neko Case sideman Jon Rauhouse, blues guitarist Hans Olson, Arizona music historian John Dixon and the Rhythm Room.
Rauhouse, Olson and Bob Corritore, who owns the club, are scheduled to perform, with Corritore fronting his own band.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
By then, Jimmie’s career was zooming [playing with the hard bop organists Jimmy McGriff and Groove Holmes and later as a sideman for the piano giant Erroll Garner].
—Adam Bradley, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Even when playing in support of other artists, Mr. Benjamin viewed himself less as a sideman than as a fellow musical voyager.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
But the movie’s headliner was Carl Weathers — for once not a sideman, but the star.
—Chris Klimek, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
Until that day, Coltrane had been the overachieving sideman, playing someone else’s music in someone else’s band.
—Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with Billy Joel sideman Mark Rivera; catcher Erik Kratz, who spent 11 seasons with 14 different major league organizations; and Kayla Pecchioni, whose Broadway performances are often stepping into the shoes of the star.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2023
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“Sideman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sideman. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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