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sideman
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈsaɪd.mæn/ us /ˈsaɪd.mæn/plural-menuk /ˈsaɪd.mən/ us /ˈsaɪd.mən/
a member of a band(= group) playing jazz or dance music who is not the leader or main performer:
He has 30-plus years' experience as a respected sideman.
He uses some of his city's great, veteran sidemen to superb effect.
He played the drums, percussion, and keyboards himself, while his trusty sideman, Gordon Banks, provided the funk-jazz guitar.
He took a seat on a stool, flanked by two sidemen on acoustic guitars.
He is the rare star who actually listens to and appreciates what his sidemen play.
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