Jazzed is a podcast about the Utah Jazz for the fans, by a fan. Former Director of Social Media, Matt Sanchez, will have a new Jazz fan guest each episode to get to know them, learn about their fanhood and discuss the latest with the team. Jazzed - where the fan has a voice! Thank you for listening and for subscribing! Find us on Twitter - @JazzedPodcast & @_MattSanchez if you’re interested in being on the show! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jazzed/support ..read more

The voice of the Jazz, Craig Bolerjack, joins Jazzed to talk about the Jazz/Clippers series - matchups, adjustments and how the Jazz can advance to the Western Conference Finals. Craig shares his insights from being with the team every day and what he's seen from Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert and how's they've taken their games to superstar levels. It's an exciting time to be a Jazz fan! Thanks to Craig for taking the time to talk Jazz basketball. Be sure to check out Craig's podcast, "Courtside Call" - you won't be sorry! Find us on Twitter @JazzedPodcast and let us know what you think of ..read more

Former Jazzman Alec Burks joins the show and tells us what life was like in the NBA bubble - playing games without fans and passing the time in his hotel room. What show was he binge watching? Alec reminisces on his days in Utah, playing for Quin and his favorite Jazz memories. AB also talks about the spectacular matchup between Donovan Mitchell and Jamal Murray and how Rudy Gobert has progressed throughout his career. Alec is going into free agency this off-season and talks about that process and what the future may hold for him. Thanks so much to Alec for taking the time to catch up with us ..read more

Former Jazzman Elijah Millsap joins the show to give his unique perspective on the Jazz/Nuggets series and what he expects ahead of game 7. Eli talks about his time with the Jazz, playing for Coach Snyder and watching Rudy Gobert's development as a former teammate. Eli shares his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement and what the NBA is doing to further the discussion. We chat about the late great Jerry Sloan and what he meant to Elijah as a player and man. We have a fun conversation about his brother Paul's stint on the Jazz and just how good that team was. Lastly we talk about Kobe Bry ..read more

Jazz fan and writer for Salt City Hoops, Jake Lee joins the show to break down game 5 of the Jazz/Nuggets series - What did Denver do differently to get the win and can the Jazz wrap up the series in game 6? We discuss the historic start to the playoffs for Donovan Mitchell and how special he has been for the Jazz. We also talk about how Rudy Gobert being involved offensively may be the key to the Jazz's playoff success. Later we dive in to Jake's Jazz fandom - when it began and who is favorite players of all-time are. Thanks for listening to Jazzed and supporting the podcast. Be sure to follo ..read more

Longtime Jazz beat writer Jody Genessy joins the show to share memories on covering the Jazz for a decade. Jody tells us how he got started in the business and what it's like traveling city to city writing about the team. Jody remembers Coach Jerry Sloan and shares some memories of our great coach. He talks about his book, "100 Things Jazz Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die", how it came about and some fun stories from the book. We talk about the NBA restart and what life in the bubble would be like for a writer and who is the favorite to win it all. Later we chat about Rudy Gobert and ..read more

Coach Jerry Sloan's daughter, Kathy Wood Sloan, joins the show to remember her dad and share some stories about growing up with the legendary Coach. Kathy shares a little about the celebration of life service held in Coach's honor and thinks back on her favorite moments while he was coaching. Kathy played basketball herself and reaffirms that Coach Sloan was the same to her back in the family driveway as he was to his players! We talk about little about the "Jerry-isms" and what he used to tell his kids about cleaning their rooms. Lastly, we chatted about a potential Jerry Statue and what they ..read more

Radio show host and Jazz fan Austin Horton joins Jazzed to tell us how he got started in the business and who is favorite Jazz players to cover are. Austin tells us his Jazz fan origin story and how it felt growing up during the "glory days" and his reaction to "The Last Dance" documentary. We discuss who the most underrated Jazz players are and why they don't get the proper love from fans. Austin also gives us a little peek of what it's like covering the Jazz inside the locker room. We close with a discussion on movies and Austin's top 5 movies. Thank you to Austin for joining the show! Be su ..read more

Longtime radio show host and on-court emcee for the Jazz, Tony Parks joins the show to talk about his memories covering the Jazz and why he had to yell at Hot Rod Hundley before a show. Tony talks at length about the late great Hot Rod and gives us a classic impersonation. Tony talks about how he got his unlikely start in the business and how hard work led him to covering the Jazz directly. Tony shares memories from inside the locker room and what Joe Ingles and Randy Foye have in common. We discuss Rudy and Donovan and weather or not Rudy deserves a supermax contract extension. We spent a bit ..read more

SLC Dunk blogger and Jazz fan, James Hansen, joins Jazzed to chat about his Jazz fan origins, his favorite players and the NBA world during the COVID-19 pandemic. James shares stories about being in Gordon Hayward's Clash Royale clan as well as creating the timeless video game Rudy DPOY. James shares his top 5 Jazzmen all-time and why Deron Williams needs a bit more love. We discuss The Last Dance and how it is watching the documentary from a Jazz fan's perspective. We end the pod talking about James' favorite movies and the ultimate, underrated 80s fantasy flick - Willow. Thanks to James for ..read more