Answer: intros

AnswerCrossword Clue
INTROSEmcee's openers, briefly
INTROSPreliminaries of jazz pieces
INTROSRelatives of prelims
INTROSEmcees' remarks
INTROSJazz preludes
INTROSPop-song lead-ins
INTROSMusical vamps
INTROSEmcee's responsibility
INTROSPreliminaries
INTROSPrelims
INTROSThey may get people talking
INTROSPrefaces
INTROSOpening bits
INTROSPrologues
INTROSBrief openings?
INTROSEmcees' chores.
INTROSMusical beginnings
INTROSMusical beginnings for short
INTROSInformal musical beginnings
INTROSFirst meetings, briefly
INTROSLow-level classes
INTROS"Here's Johnny!" et al.
INTROSOpening lines
INTROSBrief preludes
INTROSPart of an emcee's job
INTROSThey're often made at icebreakers
introsINTRO, an introduction
introsthe introductory passage of a piece for a jazz or dance band
introsintroduction
INTROSEmcees' expertise
INTROSEmcee tasks
INTROSPreambles
INTROSLead-ins
INTROSEmcees' jobs
INTROSTalk show lead-ins
INTROSEmcees' deliveries
INTROSBeginning bits
INTROSOpenings
INTROSWords welcoming speakers
INTROSMCs prepare them