Dixieland

[ dik-see-land ]

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) a style of jazz, originating in New Orleans, played by a small group of instruments, as trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano, and drums, and marked by strongly accented four-four rhythm and vigorous, quasi-improvisational solos and ensembles.
2. Also Dixie Land. Dixie ( def 1 ).

Dixieland

/ ˈdɪksɪˌlænd /

noun

1. a form of jazz that originated in New Orleans, becoming popular esp with White musicians in the second decade of the 20th century
2. a revival of this style in the 1950s
3. See Dixie

Dixieland

1. A kind of jazz originating in New Orleans , Louisiana , in the early twentieth century. The rhythms of Dixieland are usually rapid, and it generally includes many improvised sections for individual instruments.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dixieland¹

First recorded in 1925–30; Dixie + land

Example Sentences

Connick, a Navy veteran who served in the South Pacific during World War II, nurtured his son into becoming a jazz piano prodigy, partly by arranging for the boy to sit in with New Orleans Dixieland players and legends such as pianist Eubie Blake and drummer Buddy Rich.

From Seattle Times

Robertson's rollicking guitar struggles for sonic space over the Dixieland jazz of "Ophelia," The Band's broadcast of nostalgia for a home that is lost.

From Salon

And then, in a disgruntled caveat, he described a recital at the integrated school in Atlanta that his kids attended at the time, where they were made to sing Dixieland, which the school’s curriculum called “the music that made America great.”

From Los Angeles Times

The players transition into a Dixieland feel as the collective falls into chaos, challenging listeners to wake up.

From New York Times

And then, in a disgruntled caveat, he described a recital at the integrated school in Atlanta that his kids attended at the time, where they were made to sing Dixieland, which the school’s curriculum called “the music that made America great.”

From Los Angeles Times