traditional jazz
noun [ U ] uk/trəˌdɪʃ.ən.əl ˈdʒæz/ us/trəˌdɪʃ.ən.əl ˈdʒæz/ (UK also trad jazz, trad)
传统爵士乐
jazz music in the style that began in New Orleans in the US in the early 20th century, rather than later styles of jazz that include a lot of improvisation (= a performance that a musician has not practised or planned)
It's a club where old-time musicians play traditional jazz. 那是一个旧式乐手演奏传统爵士乐的俱乐部。
Traditional jazz is largely instrumental music that combines the call-and-response rhythm of the fields during slavery in the American South. 传统爵士乐主要是器乐曲，结合了美国南方奴隶制时期田野对唱的节奏。
Compare: Dixieland
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- They played a set of traditional jazz with drummer Bob French.
- The traditional jazz band was scheduled to fly to New York yesterday.
- Roberts' first three recordings reached No. 1 on Billboard's traditional jazz charts.