(n) :
a musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African Americanblues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation; the (in)tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a thing
"what jazz were you referring to earlier?"
(v) :
to play jazz music; to dance to the tunes of jazz music
"don't jazz it too much! = Be careful, it was good to start with!"
(n) :
a musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African Americanblues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation; the (in)tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a thing
"what jazz were you referring to earlier?"
(v) :
to play jazz music; to dance to the tunes of jazz music
"don't jazz it too much! = Be careful, it was good to start with!"