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	Jazz is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.
	This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on October 21, 2004.
Article milestones Date Process Result January 19, 2004 Refreshing brilliant prose Kept February 12, 2006 Featured article review Demoted March 17, 2007 Good article nominee Not listed September 20, 2018 Good article nominee Not listed Current status: Former featured article

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There is so little about the personal and institutional discrimination that black jazz musicians face in this article. "Diversity in Jazz"? Really? Mentions white Jazz musicians in the 1920s having a bigger audience as if there was no cause to it. As far as I can tell, there is no mention of racism in this article. It also unfairly talks about how Duke and Louis fell out of favour by the early 60s in favour of solo pop stars without mentioning that all of the examples of solo pop stars are white people. Theojordan2003 (talk) 18:36, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, please Change the listing in the Typical instruments box section to include piano once, instead of twice. Thanks and happy holidays :) ~2025-42800-67 (talk) 19:38, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done, Thanks! Framl (talk) 19:45, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A discussion post about women in the jazz space current 26' emulating past icons such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Doris Day, Julie London. Old souls, vintage voices in modern day times. Modern day story tellers and music mediums. Share your favorite artists that come to mind. Wanderllustforest (talk) 08:26, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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