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jam session

 
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–noun
1. a meeting of a group of musicians, esp. jazz musicians, to play for their own enjoyment.
2. an impromptu jazz performance or special performance by jazz musicians who do not regularly play together.
Also called jam.

Origin:
1930–35; perh. jam 1 , or by shortening of jamboree
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jam session  
n.  

  1. An informal gathering of musicians to play improvised or unrehearsed music.

  2. Informal An impromptu discussion.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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