jazz band

noun

A musical band that plays jazz music.

Meanings

nounjazz band (plural jazz bands)

plural jazz bands · alternative jazzband

  1. jazzentertainmentA musical band that plays jazz music.
  2. Northern EnglandA children's marching band, often using kazoos.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small band of jazz musicians

Similar
jazz groupcombo
Broader
dance bandbanddance orchestra
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 爵士樂隊 /爵士乐队
  • 爵士樂隊 /爵士乐队 (juéshì yuèduì)group of musicians who play jazz music
Finnish jazz-yhtye
  • jazz-yhtyegroup of musicians who play jazz music
French orchestre de jazz, jazz band
  • orchestre de jazzgroup of musicians who play jazz music
  • jazz bandgroup of musicians who play jazz music
German Jazz-Band
  • Jazz-Bandgroup of musicians who play jazz music
Japanese ジャズバンド
  • ジャズバンド (jazubando)group of musicians who play jazz music
Polish jazz-band, jazzband
  • jazz-bandgroup of musicians who play jazz music
  • jazzbandgroup of musicians who play jazz music
  • dżezbendgroup of musicians who play jazz music
Russian джаз-орке́стр, джаз-ба́нд
  • джаз-орке́стр (džaz-orkéstr)group of musicians who play jazz music
  • джаз-ба́нд (džaz-bánd)group of musicians who play jazz music
  • джаз-ба́нда (džaz-bánda)group of musicians who play jazz music
Spanish jazzband
  • jazzbandgroup of musicians who play jazz music
Cite this entry
APA

jazz band. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jazz%20band

MLA

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Chicago

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