Glossary of jazz and popular music

As this photo shows, popular music genre bands use acoustic instruments (such as sax and drums) and electric instruments (such as electric bass), all of which are amplified through a PA system of speakers. Pictured are the Yellowjackets, a jazz-rock fusion band.

This is a glossary of jazz and popular music terms that are likely to be encountered in printed popular music songbooks, fake books and vocal scores, big band scores, jazz, and rock concert reviews, and album liner notes. This glossary includes terms for musical instruments, playing or singing techniques, amplifiers, effects units, sound reinforcement equipment, and recording gear and techniques which are widely used in jazz and popular music. Most of the terms are in English, but in some cases, terms from other languages are encountered (e.g. to do an "encore", which is a French term).