Meanings
nounjam session (plural jam sessions)
plural jam sessions
- entertainmentAn informal gathering of musicians to play music, especially improvised jazz or a similar genre.
There were some prerehearsals in small groups, but more often they were put together on the spot or just minutes prior to the practice jam sessions.
2016, C. Victor Fung, Lisa J. Lehmberg, Music for Life, page 170
Translations
French jam session, bœuf
- jam sessionimpromptu informal performance
- bœufimpromptu informal performance
German Jamsession, Jam Session
- Jamsessionimpromptu informal performance
- Jam Sessionimpromptu informal performance
Hebrew ג׳אם סשן, ג׳אמינג
- ג׳אם סשן (jém séshen)impromptu informal performance
- ג׳אמינג (jéming)impromptu informal performance
Japanese ジャム, ジャムセッション
- ジャム (jamu)impromptu informal performance
- ジャムセッション (jamusesshon)impromptu informal performance
Māori tautangitangihanga
- tautangitangihangaimpromptu informal performance
Polish jam session
- jam sessionimpromptu informal performance
Russian джем-се́йшен
- джем-се́йшен (džem-sɛ́jšen)impromptu informal performance
Swedish jamsession
- jamsessionimpromptu informal performance
Cite this entry
APA
jam session. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jam%20session
MLA
“jam session.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jam%20session. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jam session,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jam%20session.
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