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jazzistic en · ADJ

Etymology

From jazz + -istic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to jazz.
    • Among the properties of musics in the jazzistic field, isn't there precisely this dialogic treatment of so-called oppositions and contradictions rendered complementary? 2016, George E. Lewis, Benjamin Piekut, The Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies, volume 1:
    • Hubbard next offered a slow rendering of "Embraceable You," a warmly romantic yet still exciting and jazzistic interpretation, something he is uniquely capable of achieving. 1991, International Association of Jazz Record Collectors, IAJRC Journal, volumes 24-25:
    • While some films merely "include" jazz on their soundtracks, others, such as Shirley Clarke's Harlem Story, or Cassavetes' Shadows, or Rivette's L'Amour Fou, or Kiarostami's Ten, are formally jazzistic. 2015, Robert Stam, Richard Porton, Leo Goldsmith, Keywords in Subversive Film/Media Aesthetics: