* Syncopation: The displacement of the regular beat, often by playing accents on off-beats.
* Call and response: A musical technique in which one musician plays a phrase and another musician responds with a similar phrase.
* Head arrangement: A pre-arranged melody that is played at the beginning and end of a jazz composition.
* Solo: A section of a jazz composition in which one musician improvises while the other musicians accompany them.
* Comping: The accompaniment provided by the other musicians during a solo.
* Scat singing: The improvisation of wordless vocals, often using nonsense syllables.
* Bebop: A style of jazz that emerged in the 1940s, characterized by fast tempos, complex harmonies, and extended solos.
* Cool jazz: A style of jazz that emerged in the 1950s, characterized by a more relaxed tempo and a focus on melody and tone.
* Hard bop: A style of jazz that emerged in the 1950s, characterized by a return to more aggressive and energetic playing.
* Free jazz: A style of jazz that emerged in the 1960s, characterized by a complete abandonment of traditional forms and structures.