Gumbo: Beginnings to 1917

Every season of Jazz ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Jazz!

The Gift: 1917-1924

Our Language: 1924 -1929

The True Welcome: 1929-1934

Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937

Swing: The Velocity of Celebration - 1937-1939

Dedicated to Chaos: 1940-1945

Risk: 1945-1955

The Adventure: 1956-1960

A Masterpiece by Midnight: 1960 to the Present

Jazz is a ten part series that explores the evolution – and the genius – of America’s greatest original art form, focusing on the extraordinary men and women who could do something remarkable – create art on the spot. Jazz celebrates their profoundly enduring, endlessly varied, and infinitely alluring music in the context of the complicated country that gave birth to and influenced it, and was in turn transformed by it.

The Best Seasons of Jazz

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