jam session
noun
: an often impromptu performance by a group especially of jazz musicians that is characterized by improvisation
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The random jam sessions outside on warm summer nights.
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Though connected through other projects, Setting began their collective life as a pandemic jam session in Westerlund’s backyard.
—Jesse Jarnow, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026
Kalyn Rose Heffernan, a former Denver mayoral candidate and accessibility advocate, plays drums during a jam session.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
The two bond over music and a late-night jam session.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Though connected through other projects, Setting began their collective life as a pandemic jam session in Westerlund’s backyard.
—Jesse Jarnow, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026
Kalyn Rose Heffernan, a former Denver mayoral candidate and accessibility advocate, plays drums during a jam session.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
The two bond over music and a late-night jam session.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Jam session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jam%20session. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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