jam session

noun

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: an often impromptu performance by a group especially of jazz musicians that is characterized by improvisation

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The house has been the site of jam sessions and musical creation, community festivals and celebrations and ongoing efforts to engage the city's youth in music. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 During his captivity, his siblings organized weekly jam sessions in his honor at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square. — Bianna Golodryga, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 There was a jam session during cocktail hour, with music stations around the redwoods with instruments for people to pick up and play with each other. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026 The drummer was running a weekly jam session at Augie’s, an Upper West Side jazz spot that’s now home to Smoke Jazz Club. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jam session

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First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jam session was in 1931

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jam session

noun
: an informal performance by a group of musicians (as jazz musicians) who often invite visitors to join in

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