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jam session
noun
: an often impromptu performance by a group especially of jazz musicians that is characterized by improvisation
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Outside, folks often gather in impromptu jam sessions to strum up new melodies.
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 22 May 2024
Founded with friends bassist George Bolton and drummer Scott Bell, the band has evolved beyond just jam sessions to performing publicly and even releasing an EP titled Not Out of Time in 2017 featuring classic rock covers.
—Jane Lacroix, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Jazz jam session follows at Caffe Vivace (975 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills).
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 19 May 2024
According to the Charlie Parker website, Parker cut his musical teeth hanging out in the alleyways behind the nightclubs that lined 12th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, where other jazz legends such as Count Basie, Lester Young, Mary Lou Williams and others engaged in marathon jam sessions.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
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First Known Use
1933, in the meaning defined above
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“Jam session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jam%20session. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
jam session
noun
: an informal performance by a group of musicians (as jazz musicians) who often invite visitors to join in
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