jam session
noun
: an often impromptu performance by a group especially of jazz musicians that is characterized by improvisation
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Chanel Beads: Your Day Will Come After years of feeling adrift in the local Seattle DIY scene, Shane Lavers had an epiphany at a jam session that led him to take guitar music seriously and move to New York.
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Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Or Jimi Hendrix, ready for another jam session lasting until at least 3 a.m.
—Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
The retro look allows this gadget to double as a decor piece in your home, perfect for all of your parties and jam sessions.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
The cafe also doubles as a performance space that regularly hosts songwriters circles, jam sessions, open mic nights, and other concerts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
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Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Or Jimi Hendrix, ready for another jam session lasting until at least 3 a.m.
—Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
The retro look allows this gadget to double as a decor piece in your home, perfect for all of your parties and jam sessions.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
The cafe also doubles as a performance space that regularly hosts songwriters circles, jam sessions, open mic nights, and other concerts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Jam session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jam%20session. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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