verb / noun
jam
Playing music informally, often by improvising with others.
On Friday nights, we jam with friends in the basement.
Etymology
Musical jam names informal collective playing, particularly improvisation. Its precise development from other senses of jam is uncertain, so a literal squeezing image should not be treated as established.
More examples
- Bring your guitar and join our afternoon jam.
- She jams with a few local musicians after work.
- We jammed over a simple blues rhythm for an hour.
Forms
jam · jams · jammed · jamming