Dixieland

American  

[dik-see-land] / ˈdɪk siˌlænd /

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) a style of jazz, originating in New Orleans, played by a small group of instruments, as trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano, and drums, and marked by strongly accented four-four rhythm and vigorous, quasi-improvisational solos and ensembles.

2. Also Dixie Land Dixie.

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Dixieland British  

/ ˈdɪksɪˌlænd /

noun

1. a form of jazz that originated in New Orleans, becoming popular esp with White musicians in the second decade of the 20th century

2. a revival of this style in the 1950s

3. See Dixie

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Dixieland Cultural  

1. A kind of jazz originating in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the early twentieth century. The rhythms of Dixieland are usually rapid, and it generally includes many improvised sections for individual instruments.

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Etymology

Origin of Dixieland

First recorded in 1925–30; Dixie + land

Example Sentences

He was not a musician himself but he loved jazz — straight-ahead and Dixieland — and swing most of all.

From Los Angeles Times

Robertson's rollicking guitar struggles for sonic space over the Dixieland jazz of "Ophelia," The Band's broadcast of nostalgia for a home that is lost.

From Salon

The players transition into a Dixieland feel as the collective falls into chaos, challenging listeners to wake up.

From New York Times

The guitarist who co-founded the country group Alabama and steered them up the charts with such hits as “Song of the South” and “Dixieland Delight.”

From Seattle Times

She stayed out of the spotlight until after they had graduated from high school, when she went to see the Dixieland trumpeter Al Hirt play in New Orleans.

From New York Times