jam session
English edit
Noun edit
jam session (plural jam sessions)
- (music) An informal gathering of musicians to play music, especially improvised jazz or a similar genre.
- Coordinate term: (folk music) hootenanny
- 2016, C. Victor Fung, Lisa J. Lehmberg, Music for Life, page 170:
- 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.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Portuguese: jam session
- → Spanish: jam session
- → Polish: jam session
Translations edit
impromptu informal performance
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English jam session.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jam session n (indeclinable)
Further reading edit
- jam session in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- jam session in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English jam session.
Noun edit
jam session f (plural jam sessions)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English jam session.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jam session f (plural jam sessions)
Usage notes edit
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.