jam session
noun
: an often impromptu performance by a group especially of jazz musicians that is characterized by improvisation
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Southern Avenue will headline Saturday night, and tributes to Jimmy Rogers, Dinah Washington and Otis Spann will feature jam sessions with nearly two dozen artists.
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Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
Sunday’s final day will basically be an eight-hour jam session starting at 1:30 p.m. to let musicians have a last shot at the iconic venue’s stage.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
The waiting area is also configured to allow smaller groups from the community to use it for gatherings such as poetry readings, jam sessions, and meetings.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Outside, folks often gather in impromptu jam sessions to strum up new melodies.
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 22 May 2024
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Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
Sunday’s final day will basically be an eight-hour jam session starting at 1:30 p.m. to let musicians have a last shot at the iconic venue’s stage.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
The waiting area is also configured to allow smaller groups from the community to use it for gatherings such as poetry readings, jam sessions, and meetings.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Outside, folks often gather in impromptu jam sessions to strum up new melodies.
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 22 May 2024
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“Jam session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jam%20session. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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