jazz band
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of jazz band
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Example Sentences
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“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
This is bass-heavy dance music, full of funky syncopation and skittering drums, often played by Tom Skinner of jazz band Sons Of Kemet.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 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
She plays tenor sax in the jazz band.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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