Definition of "sidemen" []

• Plural form of sideman. (noun)

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• "In addition, Leon Russell is being honored with the award for musical excellence formerly known as the sidemen award, and nonperformer honors will go to Jac Holzman, who founded Elektra Records, and Art Rupe, who created the Specialty label."
• "There have been more Blakey tributes simply because so many of his sidemen including Wynton and Branford Marsalis are still comparatively young; Roach, by contrast, outlived most of his colleagues."
• "What he does better than almost anybody is assemble bands and lead them, attracting stellar sidemen and gathering them into carefully considered ensembles."