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America at 250: How Chicago helped transform jazz and spread the music across the U.S.

Name: America at 250: How Chicago helped transform jazz and spread the music across the U.S.
Uploaded: 2026-05-29T22:19:00-0500
Duration: 3 min 31 s
Description: Jazz is smooth and sweet and Chicago made it famous, taking the music that originated in New Orleans, and putting a new spin on it.

Jazz is smooth and sweet and Chicago made it famous, taking the music that originated in New Orleans, and putting a new spin on it.