Big Band Definition
bigband
noun
A large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead players.
American Heritage
An ensemble of ten or more players, usually 16 to 20, including sections of rhythm, brass, and reeds, playing arrangements of jazz, popular dance music, etc.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or characteristic of jazz as played by large bands and, specif., of dance music as played by large swing bands of the 1930s and 1940s.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to a big band.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Big Band
Noun
Singular:
big band
Plural:
big-bands
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