jam session

noun

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

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In live shows the song can easily extend to 15-minute or longer jam sessions, and nobody is mad about it. Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025 Then, on Saturday, Bieber shared an Insta video of a jam session from the studio, captioning the nearly three-minute clip with a reflective comment. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2025 Somewhere in Brooklyn, below where a family of four sleeps, a basement bunker is the home to a one-man jam session almost every night for six months of the year. James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Friday and Saturday will conclude with an after-hours jam session led by Jon Batiste and his band Stay Human. Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jam session

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Etymology

jam entry 3

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jam session was in 1933

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“Jam session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jam%20session. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

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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