Jazz (chiok-sū-ga̍k; 爵士樂) sī 1-chióng tīBí-kok hoat-chó͘ êim-ga̍k, chit-khoán im-ga̍k kāHui-chiu-è Bí-kok-lâng ê im-ga̍k khoán-sek kapAu-chiu--ê kap-kap--khí-lâi.
Chit-khoán im-ga̍k tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ sú-iōng êga̍k-khì pau-koatsà-khu̍h-so̍h-hòng,kó͘-chhoe,kǹg-khîm,kē-im chhiú-khîm, kapkó͘.
Jazz sī tī20 sè-kí chhoe ê Bí-kok sán-seng--ê, chit lāi-tè ū siū-tio̍hHui-chiu lô͘-lē im-ga̍k ê éng-hióng, thâu-chêng kóng--ê lô͘-lē, iā tō-sī hō͘Se-kok-lâng ùiHui-chiu lia̍h lâi Bí-kok lâm-pō͘ ê chhân-hn̂g choh-sit êo͘-lâng, chiah-ê éng-hióng, chhan-chhiūⁿ "khé-èng" ê chhiùⁿ-hoat kapbu-lú nó͘-toh (blue notes) lóng sī lē, lēng-goā Jazz mā ū ùi Au-chiu thoân-lâi tī Bí-kok ê im-ga̍k khip-siu mi̍h-kiāⁿ.
Jazz ê hoat-tián ū bô-kâng ê hun-kî,1920 nî-tāisî-kiâⁿ ê sīNew Orleans-style Jazz kapDixieland jazz, nā1930 nî-tāi,swing jazz khí-ki, lán kóng ê swing jazz mā ū lang kā kiò-chò "big band jazz". Kàu1940 nî-tāi, ūBebop jazz chhut-hiān. Kāng hit sî-chūn, toā-hêng ê jazz ga̍k-thoân oan-nā kài siū hoan-gêng, hō-chòjazz toā-ga̍k-thoân (big bands).
Jazz toā-ga̍k-thoân sù-siông ū kúi-ā-ê sà-khu̍h-so̍h-hòng ga̍k-chhiú, kúi-ā-ê kó͘-chhoe-chhiú, kúi-ā-êchhun-kiu kó͘-chhoe ga̍k-chhiú, 1-ê kǹg-khîm ga̍k-chhiú, kap 1-ê kó͘-chhiú.1950 nî-tāi ê sî,hard bop jazz chin sî-phài,1960 nî-tāi,modern jazz kapfree jazz chhut-thâu.1970 nî-tāi hit-chūn,jazz fusion siōng tio̍h-sî, jazz fusion kā jazz,rock im-ga̍k sio-thàu-lām, nā hiān-chhú-sî, jazz ê khoán-sek iû-goân chiâⁿ chē, chhin-chhiūⁿNu-Jazz,electro-jazz kapimpro-jazz téng-téng lóng-sī jazz lāi-té ê hun-ki.
Tiōng-iàu ê Jazz im-ga̍k-ka kap piáu-ián-chiá siōng-bô ū ē-bīn chit kúi-ê:
