Another word for jazz
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- A type of American music, mostly composed but sometimes improvised, popular from about 1890 to 1920 and characterized by strong syncopation in even time: it was influential in the development of jazz
- (Music, countable) A piece of music in this style.
- (Music, uncountable) A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment.
- (Music) A type of popular dance music developed about 1935 and based on jazz but employing a larger band, less improvisation, and simpler harmonic and rhythmic patterns.
- A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
- A ballroom dance performed to this music.
- A blow; a punch.
- A post–World War II style of jazz characterized by rhythmic and harmonic complexity, improvised solo performances, and a brilliant style of execution.
- A style of jazz, esp. in its development from about 1945 to 1955, characterized by complex rhythms, experimental harmonic structures, and instrumental virtuosity
- Black folk music characterized by minor harmonies, a typically slow tempo, and melancholy words
- A style of music that evolved from southern African-American secular songs and is usually distinguished by a strong 4/4 rhythm, flatted thirds and sevenths, a 12-bar structure, and lyrics in a three-line stanza in which the second line repeats the first:
- The form of jazz and popular music that evolved from this
- The act of improvising
- The act or art of improvising.
- Something improvised, such as a musical passage or comedic skit.
- Nuclear fusion
- A style of popular music originating in the 1970s that blends improvisational elements of jazz with the rhythms, harmonic structure, and bass lines of rock or funk, sometimes adding elements from other musical styles, and usually emphasizing the use of electronic keyboard instruments, electronic modifications in recordings, etc.
- Music that blends jazz elements and the heavy repetitive rhythms of rock.
- A kind of music that combines techniques of jazz improvisation with the forms and instrumentation of classical music
- A style of jazz that emerged by the early 1950s, characterized by rhythmic and emotional restraint, extensive legato passages, and a reflective character.
- (Slang) Talk used in jiving someone
- Jazz or swing music.
- The jargon of jazz musicians and enthusiasts.
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