jam session
noun
: an often impromptu performance by a group especially of jazz musicians that is characterized by improvisation
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Years past his music stardom, Rick now fronts a wedding band and enjoys a fruitful jam session with a former boy bander (Nick Jonas) going solo.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 June 2026
The two bond over music during a late-night jam session, and Rick later learns that Danny has turned one of Rick's songs into a hit that reignites his career.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
The book does often feel like a recording of a mental jam session, but there is also a sense of being guided by a kind of hesitating yet urgent voice that needs to get things figured out.
—Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
Artists were also welcome to bring their spouses and children on tour with them, and downtime between shows was filled with spontaneous jam sessions and pickup basketball games.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 June 2026
The two bond over music during a late-night jam session, and Rick later learns that Danny has turned one of Rick's songs into a hit that reignites his career.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
The book does often feel like a recording of a mental jam session, but there is also a sense of being guided by a kind of hesitating yet urgent voice that needs to get things figured out.
—Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
Artists were also welcome to bring their spouses and children on tour with them, and downtime between shows was filled with spontaneous jam sessions and pickup basketball games.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
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“Jam session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jam%20session. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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