jazz band

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   a small band of jazz musicians

   Synonymsjazz groupcombo

   Broaderdance band

Questions about jazz band

What does jazz band mean?

jazz band means "a small band of jazz musicians".

What is another word for jazz band?

Close synonyms include jazz group, combo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jazz band a common word?

jazz band is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.