jazz band

noun

1. a band specializing in jazz, and consisting typically of trumpet, trombone, clarinet, saxophone, piano, double bass, and percussion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jazz band¹

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

“We had the best jazz band on the planet,” Jones told Musician magazine, ”and yet we were literally starving.

From Los Angeles Times

But a jazz band played all night, with dancing patrons crowding the bar.

From BBC

When he passes by a five-piece jazz band playing on the bike path, he cuts the music so as not to interrupt them.

From Los Angeles Times

For music, the show has an original score by the veteran trombonist Craig Harris, played by a jazz band that includes three vocalists who do sometimes scat.

From New York Times

The faint sounds of New Orleans play above us: rumbling and honking from cars, horns from jazz bands, random slurred shouts.

From Literature