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- adjective music Resembling
jazz .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mary Lee Corlett's essay on the jazzlike repetitions and variations in Bearden's work is particularly strong.
Impressionistic Memories David Yezzi 2011
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The songs of dinosaurs were jazzlike, direct from their timefreed minds.
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What also sets him apart is his insouciant, jazzlike phrasing - no coherent lines, everything with a wink or a shimmy or a comical expression.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - washingtonpost.com 2011
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Actors gush about Joseph's rich roles and jazzlike dialogue.
The Seattle Times 2011
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"Es-so" is the the album's most jazzlike track, with upright bass stretched over a beat that sounds like East Coast hip-hop from the mid-'90s.
The Seattle Times 2011
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When the Necks seem vaguely jazzlike (the big tone of the acoustic bass, the small repeated shards of a chattering drum or piano pattern), they sound full and authoritative.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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Azerbaijani folk music that blends classical forms and jazzlike musical improvisations - can be heard from street musicians and from inside Philharmonic Hall, which reopened in 2004 after an extensive renovation.
NYT > Home Page By KATHLEEN KINGSBURY 2010
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When the Necks seem vaguely jazzlike (the big tone of the acoustic bass, the small repeated shards of a chattering drum or piano pattern), they sound full and authoritative.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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I won't mention any names, but particularly in the world of jazz, artists often consider the use of a click to be un-jazzlike, preferring to "let the time float".
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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I won't mention any names, but particularly in the world of jazz, artists often consider the use of a click to be un-jazzlike, preferring to "let the time float".
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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