Jazz performance Crossword Clue
4 letters · New York Times · Monday, June 9, 1997 · 65-Across
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between July 1995 and June 1997.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · June 9, 1997 · 65-Across · 4 letters
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singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
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