modal jazz

noun

A genre of jazz that uses chord progressions as a harmonic framework.

Meanings

nounmodal jazz (uncountable)
  1. uncountablejazzentertainmentA genre of jazz that uses chord progressions as a harmonic framework.

Translations

Russian мода́льный джаз
  • мода́льный джаз (modálʹnyj džaz)Translations
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