Meaning of jazz funeral | Babel Free
Definitions
A public funeral procession accompanied by a brass band, as traditionally performed in New Orleans, and typically involving a switch at a certain point from sombre to more upbeat music.
Examples
“No other U.S. city has a tradition similar to the jazz funeral, but you can find⟳ cognates of the New Orleans funeral parade in the black urban neighborhoods of present-day Cuba and in Haiti.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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