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Jazz Music

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Brief, repeating chord progression played until a soloist or singer is ready (4)
Brass instrument wielded by Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie (7)
Syncopated piano composition popularized by Scott Joplin (3)
Rhythmic stress placed on normally unaccented beats or offbeats (11)
Paid live performance engagement for a band (3)
Spotlighted passages where individual players take the lead (5)
Eight-piece ensemble smaller than a big band but larger than a combo (5)
Dampened brass tone achieved by inserting an object into the bell (5)

Wind instrument often featured in the frontline (4)
Slang term for a player's musical instrument (3)
Create and invent music spontaneously in real time (9)
Single-reed woodwind made of brass, central to the jazz sound (9)
Genre blend combining jazz harmony and improvisation with rock grooves and electric instruments (6)
Informal gathering where musicians improvise without rehearsal (3)