the jazz

Example Sentences

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For me, he’s an artist that transcends the jazz genre.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Subsequent recording artists—Sinatra, Crosby and others—changed the meter to either a 4/4 or a cut-time two-beat meter in keeping with the jazz era that swept the U.S. in the 1920s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Her vocal stacks and counter-melodies are full of intricate detail; and her phrasing is exquisite, even on the jazz numbers where lesser pop singers would come unstuck.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

After a grenade almost killed him in Normandy, he earned a Purple Heart and then sang in the jazz clubs of Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

She just hums along with the jazz that still spills from her record player.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender