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they were from New Orleans which is known as the jazz capital

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The Utah Jazz were originally the New Orleans Jazz.

Jazz, the musical genre, is a huge part of New Orleans culture.

when the team moved to Utah, they kept the name.

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They are originally from New Orleans, Home of Jazz Music. They moved to Utah sometime in the 80's.

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