"jazzman" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

subtypes: syncopator - a musician who plays syncopated jazz music (usually in a dance band)
specific instances:
- armstrong, louis armstrong, satchmo - United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)
- davis, miles davis, miles dewey davis jr. - United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)
- duke ellington, edward kennedy ellington, ellington - United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)
- hampton, lionel hampton - United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
- herman, woodrow charles herman, woody herman - United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
- monk, thelonious monk, thelonious sphere monk - United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)
- ferdinand joseph la menthe morton, jelly roll morton, morton - United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
- joseph oliver, king oliver, oliver - United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
- art tatum, arthur tatum, tatum - United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956)
- fats waller, thomas wright waller, waller - United States jazz musician (1904-1943)
same as: jazz musician