(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1979 1984 – 2003 1985 Moving to Utah Despite being barely competitive, the Jazz drew well during their first five years. However, by 1979 the franchise was sinking financially. Barry Mendelson, the team’s executive vice president for most of the early years, said one factor in the financial trouble was an 11 percent amusement tax, …