| SIDEMAN | Jazz musician who's nominated is doing a roll |
| INTHEPOCKET | Like a jazz musician who's really feeling a song's groove... and like three jazz musicians in this puzzle |
| OBAMA | Michelle who's nominated for a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album |
| GODMOTHER | Who's nominated by the groom, new daughter being cradled? |
| PENCILPUSHER | Sounds like someone doing something illegal in class is doing a tedious job (6,6) |
| UNDERMINING | Intriguing against somebody is doing a sapper's work (11) |
| CLIPPING | Stick around - one priest is doing a job in The Garden (8) |
| ELASTIC | This may be tested by one who is doing a stretch (7) |
| SANDBAG | After bad start on ocean-liner, head barman is doing a job in case the bank fails? (7) |
| MOBY | Musician who's a great-great-grandnephew of Herman Melville |
| SNAREDRUM | For a musician who's caught the spirit? (5,4) |
| FRAYCHARLES | Musician who's a little ragged? |
| PIANIST | Musician who's goody- goody. A potential saint (7) |
| GREENHORN | Played by a musician who's inexperienced? (9) |
| HERMAN | Woody, Milwaukee-born bandleader and jazz musician who died in 1987 (6) |
| BASIE | William, known as Count, US jazz musician who died in 1984 (5) |
| INSIDEMAN | Popular jazz musician who helps criminals (6,3) |
| ELLINGTON | Edward Kennedy 'Duke' ?, US jazz musician who died in 1974 |
| SHEARING | George, blind jazz musician who composed Lullaby of Birdland (8) |
| EDDINGTON | Duke, US jazz musician who died in 1974 (9) |
