jazz musician
Bebop combo member
A jazz musician is someone who plays jazz—the improvisational American music tradition rooted in blues, ragtime, and African American musical forms.
The term covers instrumentalists and vocalists across jazz's many styles, from swing to bebop to fusion: She's been a jazz musician for thirty years.
Jazz musicians are often distinguished by their ability to improvise and interpret rather than simply reproduce written music.
- saxophonistOne who plays woodwind
- trumpeterOne who plays brass
- horn sectionEnsemble of wind instruments
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
cutting contest · swing · swing era · quartet · nightclub · smoky · riff · solo · bandstand · bass · drums · piano · ivory keys · crooner · hipster · cool · blue note · jam session
- music jobssinger, composer, songwriter, producer, DJ
- music makerssinger, songwriter, composer, vocalist, producer
- musicianspianist, guitarist, electric guitarist, bassist, vocalist
- performersactor, dancer, actress, singer, comedian
- nightclub performersDJ, dancer, singer, go-go dancer, club DJ
- traveling musicianstroubadour, minstrel, busker, bard, gleeman
jazz musicianconcert pianist
Professional public keyboard performer
opera singer · Yo-Yo Ma · pop musician · folk musician · pop star
jazz musiciansession musician
Hired studio performer
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