Band (music) - Definition and Overview

In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of a musical arrangement.

Types of bands

• all-women band
• big band
• brass band
• bluegrass band
• boy band
• girl group
• concert band (also known as a wind band or symphonic band)
• jazz band
• jug band
• marching band
• military band
• composite group
• pop group
• punk band
• rock band
• salsa band