Definition of jug band
: a band that uses primitive or improvised instruments (such as jugs, washboards, and kazoos) to play blues, jazz, and folk music
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The influences of soul, rock, English folk, jazz, jug band and a heavy dose of industrial English LSD lunacy!
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Live music spans the spectrum, from indie rock to Ethiopian pop, jazz to old-fashioned jug band.
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Jonathan has several other tuba projects, including a jug band that will put sunshine in your day.
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First Known Use of jug band
circa 1933
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