to jazz

Examples

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• Louis Armstrong asks Sid to sit out their recording of the jazzed version of the Nazi anthem "Horst Wessel," "Half-Blood Blues," because his playing is not up to standard.

  Academic text (2013)

• But before that, Drew's got another event he's equally jazzed about—he's performing at 6 p.m.

  Blog text (1)

• Let me tell you what I have, and I'm happy to try to improv jazz the day in the life.

  Tim Ferriss

• l have never, guys, l have never felt so jazzed about the prospects of our pension fund!

  Imagine That (2009)

• If I'm, if I'm jazzing, I heard bathtub Daddy.

• I realized that, during a summer of SUPER EXCELLENT PARTY TIME, I couldn't get jazzed to go out unless I listened to at least 30 minutes of the local pop station.

  Blog text (7)

• I don't think Stevens really succeeds in jazzing it up the way he tries to.

• Joey, don't rush the click track, bro, I love the direction we're goin' in with this song, fuckin', I'm jazzed.

  Teenage Badass (2020)

• The musician decided to jazz up the classic piece by adding his own improvisations during the performance.

• When the band started to jazz the arrangement, the audience responded with enthusiasm and excitement.

Synonyms

S

to swing

vsto jazz

43 5.3

Play jazz music with a lively, strong rhythm

emphasizes energetic, improvisational performance rather than steady rhythmic drive

R

to rebop

vsto jazz

• Archaic

1 9.9

To play fast, lively jazz with quick notes and skilled solos

is broader and focuses on energetic, improvisational playing rather than bebop speed

Idioms

A

all that jazz

• Informal

1 7.9

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Phrasal Verbs

J

to jazz up

• Informal

2 5.1

Make something more interesting and lively, like a room or outfit

J

to jazz around

• Archaic

9.3

Move around without a plan to have fun

Compounds

J

jazz musician

22 2.3

A person who plays or writes jazz music

J

jazz band

8 2.3

A small group of musicians who play jazz with instruments like saxophone or trumpet

J

jazz festival

4 2.7

A music event where jazz musicians play live over several days

M

modern jazz

3 3.6

A style of jazz with complex chords and rhythms where musicians make up music as they play

C

cool jazz

1 4.5

A relaxed style of jazz with slow beats and smooth, calm solos

J

Jazz Age

1 5.0

A period in the 1920s in the United States with lively jazz music, parties, and social change

J

jazz group

1 2.1

A small group of musicians who play jazz together

J

jazz standard

1 3.6

A well-known jazz song that many musicians play and improvise on

L

live jazz

1 2.3

Musicians play jazz music for people at a place not from a recording

H

hot jazz

• Archaic

1 4.7

A lively, emotional jazz style with strong rhythm and improvised solos

N

new jazz

1 6.7

Jazz music after 1940 that uses new ideas and different forms

S

sweet jazz

1 4.1

A gentle type of jazz with a steady beat, medium speed, little improvisation, and a warm clear melody

J

jazz-rock

4.5

Music that mixes jazz solo playing with rock rhythms and electric instruments

J

jazz fusion

3.8

Music that mixes jazz and rock using instruments like electric guitar and keyboard

N

neo jazz

5.7

A style of music that mixes jazz with modern sounds like electronic music

How Improvisational

to improv

• Informal

3 6.2

to jazz

1 4.2

to solo

3 4.2

to interpret

15 4.1

to play

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology