jazz orchestra
Big band group
A jazz orchestra is a large jazz ensemble, typically featuring multiple sections of brass, woodwinds, and rhythm instruments.
The term is largely synonymous with big band, though jazz orchestra may suggest a more formal or concert-oriented setting: The jazz orchestra performed Ellington arrangements at the symphony hall.
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
- soloingPerforming without accompaniment
- Count BasieKansas City bandleader
Duke Ellington · Cotton Club · improvisation · swing · bebop · harmony · call-and-response · Dixieland · dynamic contrast · saxophone · melody · Harlem Renaissance · hard bop · Benny Goodman · clarinet · rhythm section · counterpoint · horn section
jazz orchestrajazz trio
Three-piece improvisational ensemble
jazz duo · jazz quartet · quartet · duo · quintet
jazz orchestrasymphony orchestra
Large ensemble for classical music
chamber orchestra · string orchestra · marching band · philharmonic orchestra · philharmonic
jazz orchestrasymphony orchestra
Large ensemble for classical music
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