jam session
noun
: an often impromptu performance by a group especially of jazz musicians that is characterized by improvisation
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Jazz jam session follows at Caffe Vivace (975 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills).
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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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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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“Jam session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jam%20session. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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