jazz

[US]/dʒæz/
[UK]/dʒæz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a type of music characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and a lively, energetic rhythm, often incorporating elements of blues, ragtime, and swing
vi. to play or dance to jazz music
vt. to enliven or excite with jazz music
adj. of or relating to jazz music, characterized by liveliness and noise.

Phrases & Collocations

jazz music

jazz club

jazz band

utah jazz

jazz up

jazz age

jazz festival

all that jazz

Example Sentences

Holland is a Mecca for jazz enthusiasts.

a free-form jazz improvisation.

Jack is a jazz buff.

a jazz singer extraordinaire.

a smoky jazz sound with spooky atmospherics.

this is jazz at its best .

it's the most popular style of jazz right now.

they avoided orthodox jazz venues.

Scotland's best jazz outfit.

brought the food and all the jazz to go with it.

a jazz trio are tearing into the tune with gusto.

Don't give me that jazz!

I’m a great devotee of jazz.

The song have a syncopate rhythm in the jazz version.

Wednesdays, the jazz DJ hosts a jam session.

jazz up an all-white kitchen with red tiles.

a marriage of jazz, pop, blues, and gospel.

Real-world Examples

I never listen to rock. I like jazz. I sometimes go to a jazz bar.

Source: Rapid Oral Communication Volume 1

We're the only record store in London dedicated exclusively to Jazz.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Astronomers like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night.

Source: New Concept English Book Three Vocabulary Audio with Subtitles

They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.

Source: VOA Special English - Vocabulary Lore

For jazz musicians, computer-generated jazz that includes the swing ratio just doesn't swing.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2023 Compilation

She tried to play jazz on it!

Source: New Concept English, British English Version, Book Two (Translation)

A jazz band played in the background.

Source: Who to rely on (slow version)

Where did I hide the jazz trio?

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

One of the biggest names in jazz.

Source: English little tyrant

Black people saved NASA and white people saved jazz.

Source: 2017 Hot Selected Compilation

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