jazz composer

collocation in English

meaningsofjazzandcomposer

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jazz
noun[U]
uk
/dʒæz/us
/dʒæz/
a type of modern music originally developed by African-Americans, with a rhythm in which the strong notes often come before the beat. Jazz is usually improvised (= invented as it ...
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composer
noun[C]
uk
/kəmˈpəʊ.zər/us
/kəmˈpoʊ.zɚ/
a person who ...
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(Definition ofjazzandcomposerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He worked as ajazzcomposerand arranger for radio programs and big bands in the 1930s and early 1940s.
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His tunes spanned both hard bop and soul jazz, which made him a very versatile, yet underrated and under-recognized,jazzcomposer.
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He was also ajazzcomposerand arranger.
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Having a song included in the book has been described the ultimate insider credential for ajazzcomposer.
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He was a remarkably successfuljazzcomposer, and he was able to find a lifestyle that he felt comfortable with.
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He was also ajazzcomposerand arranger, drummer, and actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books.
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Lindberg is known both as ajazzcomposerand musician, but also as active within other styles.
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Larkin stepped away from his background as ajazzcomposerand musician to create music with less structure and without a definite beginning and end.
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Jazz composers use harmony as a basic stylistic element as well.
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He is considered one of the finest contemporary pianists and jazz composers of our era.
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