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jazzstep

jazzstep noun: a genre of electronic dance music which combines elements of drum and bass and jazz.

Noun

jazzstep (uncountable)

  1. A genre of electronic dance music which combines elements of drum and bass and jazz.
    • Tracks such as "Stoned Love" and Die's "Reincarnations" effect a nearly perfect synthesis of Alex Reece/Wax Doctor-esque jazzstep and the rumbling hardstep styles exemplified by outfits like DJ Recordings and Renegade Hardware.1997 August, Tim Haslett, “Bristolian Renaissance”, in CMJ New Music Monthly, volume 48, page 50
    • Despite having played a big role in the gentrification process with his crusade for 'jazzstep', Fabio railed against the reduction of drum and bass to mere 'wallpaper fodder' by its use in TV links and commercials.2013, Simon Reynolds, Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture, Faber & Faber, →ISBN

Examples of jazzstep in a sentence

  • In wistful instrumental stretches the song slides into an extended keyboard solo of unexpected (even for Womack & Womack) minimalism and economy, a slow jazzstep in zero gravity.2015 August 24, “The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s”, in Pitchfork, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2022:
  • Jazzstep plays in the background, a five-year-old classic, 'Gyrating to the Rhythm' by Two Evil Uncles.2018, Bill Kandiliotis, The Blood Ring, →ISBN:

Origin of jazzstep

From jazz + -step (“denoting a genre of electronic dance music, especially one influenced by drum and bass”).

Questions about jazzstep

What does jazzstep mean?
Jazzstep means a genre of electronic dance music which combines elements of drum and bass and jazz.
How do you use jazzstep in a sentence?
In wistful instrumental stretches the song slides into an extended keyboard solo of unexpected (even for Womack & Womack) minimalism and economy, a slow jazzstep in zero gravity.
What part of speech is jazzstep?
Jazzstep is a noun.

Words near jazzstep in the dictionary

  1. jazzpeople
  2. jazzperson
  3. jazzpersons
  4. jazzplayer
  5. jazzplayers
  6. jazzstep
  7. jazzster
  8. jazzsters
  9. jazzwoman
  10. jazzwomen
  11. jazzy

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