Definitions

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  • proper noun A diminutive of the male given name James.
  • proper noun A diminutive of the female given name Jasmine.

Etymologies

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A fanciful spelling variant of Jaz and Jas.

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Examples

  • It seems, given the nature of Jazz that it was going to try and absorb what Rock had to offer ... once Rock music had something sophisticated enough to offer a * Jazz* player.

    One Cʘsmos 2010

  • From Medeski Martin & Wood to Ravi Coltrane to the Bad Plus, the new four-part documentary Icons Among Us: jazz in the present tense aims to do for contemporary jazz artists what Ken Burns's doc Jazz did for past legends of the genre.

    Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories 2009

  • Support jazz radio in Rochester by pledging to Jazz

    Jazz@Rochester 2008

  • Support jazz radio in Rochester by pledging to Jazz

    Jazz@Rochester 2008

  • Library of Congress Senior Studio Engineer and jazz specialist Larry Appelbaum returns to the 16th Street J with this four week class that covers the history of Jews in Jazz from the 1920s right up to the current wave of Israeli jazz musicians.

    This Week at the 16th Street J « The Blog at 16th and Q 2008

  • The Website even provides samples of what it means by the term Jazz!

    PRWeb - Daily News Feed 2009

  • And of course, somewhere in the top 3, New Orleans (think paper bags and the fact that the name Jazz is now forever in Utah) will find its rightful place.

    May 2004 2004

  • And of course, somewhere in the top 3, New Orleans (think paper bags and the fact that the name Jazz is now forever in Utah) will find its rightful place.

    Tomahawk to the Heart 2004

  • Sunday, June 27: Harlem Speaks: Latin Jazz – 2: 00 p.m.

    Riverside Theatre’s Family Arts Festival « 2010

  • Sunday, June 27: Harlem Speaks: Latin Jazz – 2: 00 p.m.

    Harlem’s Family Arts Festival « 2010

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