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jam session

[jam sesh-uhn] / ˈdʒæm ˌsɛʃ ən /
NOUN
informal jazz music
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When he told an Irish song jam session in June that he was running for Senate, Hanson-Hofstetter teared up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Twenty years ago, while still an undergraduate at the Juilliard School of Music—before his seven seasons as bandleader for “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” or his eight Grammy Awards—Jon Batiste attended a jam session.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Days before his viral jam session with Takaichi, he met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, with whom he took selfies on a Chinese smartphone.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026

I was recently in Puerto Rico and went to a plena jam session.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2025

“On the Adamant” is like a jam session, too — a jumble of bright spots and tedious meanderings.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024




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