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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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Alex is playing it to try to explain just what the brothers were up to in their endless, lifelong jam sessions.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
The vibe: Tosco Music Parties celebrate musicians of all skill levels and genres and have grown to be much more than jam sessions among friends.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
His subsequent projects would prove that out with him releasing albums that replaced the slick boom-bap of his debut with untamed jam sessions and improvised vocal experiments.
—Damien Scott, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2024
The bassist commanded the stage with prolonged jam sessions.
—Mark Gray, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 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 24 Oct. 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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