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# jazz

noun (jazz — uncountable); verb (jazz up — informal)

«jazz» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A kind of music that began with African American musicians in New Orleans, USA, with strong rhythms, brass instruments and lots of making up music on the spot (improvisation). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jazz/#m1)
2. (verb, informal) To jazz something up is to make it brighter, livelier or more exciting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jazz/#m2)
3. (informal, US) And all that jazz means and things like that. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jazz/#m3)

### In the lessons

In music lessons, children listen to jazz and learn about Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. In everyday life, you can jazz up your bedroom or a cake. Phrases: jazz band, jazz hands, jazz up, and all that jazz.

### Examples

- My uncle plays the trumpet in a jazz band. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jazz/#x1)
- Jazz began in New Orleans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jazz/#x2)
- Louis Armstrong was a famous jazz trumpeter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jazz/#x3)
- Let's jazz up this boring poster with glitter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jazz/#x4)
- We did jazz hands at the end of the song. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jazz/#x5)
- The music teacher played some jazz and asked how it made us feel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jazz/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: some jazz, not a jazz. Adjective: jazzy (bright and lively). Double z.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jazz» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jazz/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jazz» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jazz.html) on Mova free.