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A season from hell has forced the Jazz to rethink their goals • Nov. 12, 2026, 8:01 AM ET (The Salt Lake Tribune)
CT-born artist takes his ‘First Steps’ with debut album. It explores his life’s traumas and triumphs • Nov. 2, 2026, 5:48 AM ET (Hartford Courant)
Carlos Boozer wanted his son in Utah. Here’s why he still likes the Jazz’s Darryn Peterson pick. • Oct. 27, 2026, 8:01 AM ET (The Salt Lake Tribune)

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King of ragtime
Jazz's first major composer
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Kid Ory
Sidney Bechet
Bunk Johnson
Jazz pianist James P. Johnson
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
Louis Armstrong plays trumpet on stage with his band, including musicians on piano, trombone, clarinet, and double bass, all dressed in light-colored suits.
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Pete Johnson
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Steve Lacy
American musician and composer
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Wynton Marsalis
American musician
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Maurice White
American musician
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LaVerne Andrews
American singer
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Freddie Hubbard
American musician
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Herbie Mann
American musician
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John Creach
American musician
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Paul Motian
American musician and composer
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Cedar Walton
American musician
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Eddie Condon
American musician
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Don Cherry
American musician
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Doc Cheatham
American musician
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
American composer
“Satchmo”
Louis Armstrong
American musician
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
American musician
Benny Goodman in a tuxedo with bow tie and boutonniere, smiling and holding a clarinet, circa 1945.
Benny Goodman
American musician
Trane
John Coltrane
American musician
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
American musician
Roberta Flack seated for a black-and-white portrait in 1969, wearing a dark dress with textured details and looking slightly to her left.
Roberta Flack
American singer

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