jazzmuziek

Definitions of jazzmuziek
  1. noun
    a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands
    synonyms: jazz
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    type of:
    balmuziek, dansmuziek
    music to dance to
  2. noun
    a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
    synonyms: jazz
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    scat
    singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
    bebop, bop
    an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
    boogie-woogie
    an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
    jive, swing
    a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
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