Dixieland (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a style of jazz, originating in New Orleans, played by a small group of instruments, as trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano, and drums, and marked by strongly accented four-four rhythm and vigorous, quasi-improvisational solos and ensembles.
  2. Dixie (def. 1).
noun
  1. a form of jazz that originated in New Orleans, becoming popular esp with White musicians in the second decade of the 20th century
  2. a revival of this style in the 1950s
  3. See Dixie (def. 1)
Dixieland (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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