jazz up

verb

1. to imbue (a piece of music) with jazz qualities, esp by improvisation or a quicker tempo

2. to make more lively, gaudy, or appealing

Idioms and Phrases

Enliven, make more interesting, as in They jazzed up the living room with a new rug , or They decided to include a comedy act to jazz up the program .

Modify so as to increase its performance, as in Peter wanted to jazz up his motorbike with a stronger engine . Both usages are colloquialisms from the mid-1900s. Also see juice up .

Example Sentences

In the jazz up and comers of today, the hallmarks of improvisation, musicality, humanity and depth are very much present.

From Los Angeles Times

“I make a killer spicy pimento cheese, and bringing it to any tailgate party will jazz up any burger or hot dog—and make you look like a pro.”

From Salon

By word of mouth, however, and probably the need of some newspaper columnists to jazz up the game, Super Bowl stuck.

From Los Angeles Times

The experts who Stewart brings on his broadcasts help us to make sense of the unfathomable, which he jazzes up as well as he can with a bit of comedic seltzer here and there.

From Salon

Locally, the Northwest Film Forum, a nonprofit art house theater on Capitol Hill, is also jazzing up its calendar.

From Seattle Times

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