jazz band

American  

noun

1. a band specializing in jazz, and consisting typically of trumpet, trombone, clarinet, saxophone, piano, double bass, and percussion.

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Etymology

Origin of jazz band

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

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jazz band

“Of course, you can’t just remove the rules and processes, tell your team to be a jazz band, and expect it to be so. Without the right conditions, chaos will ensue,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026

“I speak to it, like I’m riffing in a jazz band, backwards, forwards, backwards, forwards,” Huntley said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

I also sang in the jazz band and was the lead singer in a Christian rock band called Exodus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

Last December, the singer revealed he had started to perform again and had been playing with a 10-piece boogie jazz band since his recovery.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025

In a room off the bar there was a good jazz band playing.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway