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

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

There were clues, though: He once went into the Brentwood School gym and dunked to soothe his nerves before singing in the jazz band.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From The Wall Street Journal

The Cookers, a veteran jazz band, said they cancelled two New Year's Eve shows.

From BBC

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