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Jazz "One More Once": A Centennial Celebration of the Life and Music of Count Basie 
 This site celebrates the 2004 centennial of the birth of jazz musician and bandleader Bill (Count) Basie. The site features essays on Basie's life and music, numerous photo essays, and a selected discography. Each page is ornamented with sound files of his music. From the Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University Libraries. http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/ijs/cb/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Musicians, Photograph Collections Last updated Oct 7, 2005 All About Jazz
Jazz lovers of any persuasion — straight ahead jazz, big band, fusion, acid, or Latin — will find release announcements, reviews, concert information, interviews, articles, biographies, a free e-mail newsletter, discussion groups, nicknames of the jazz greats, how to "speak jazz," and more. Features a free daily jazz tune to download. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Sep 24, 2006 America's Jazz Heritage
From the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibits Service, this site offers a look at jazz through audio clips, photos, publications, descriptions of exhibits, and links to other sites. http://www.si.edu/ajazzh/ Topics: Musical Genres, Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 26, 2002 Bix Beiderbecke Resources: A Bixography
The searchable Bixography contains "annotated lists of books, articles, video tapes, audio tapes, recordings, and related items"; Events in Celebration of Bix's Musical Legacy ; a biography; information on the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society; news; a forum; and links related to the 1920s jazz cornetist. http://ms.cc.sunysb.edu/~alhaim/ Topics: Musicians Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Chicago Jazz Archive
Directory of links to institutions that have jazz and blues collections. Also includes archives and collections outside the United States. From the Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago. http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/cja/jazzarch.html Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Jul 16, 2006 Club Kaycee
"Serves up sights and sounds of the Golden Age of Kansas City Jazz." Includes biographies of 25 jazz artists important in the Kansas City jazz scene (mostly 1930s and 1940s); a bibliography and discography; information on nightclubs, ballrooms, and other venues; articles and audio; and more. From the Miller Nichols Library, University of Missouri-Kansas City. http://www.umkc.edu/orgs/kcjazz/mainpage.htm Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Jan 31, 2006 DjangoFest Northwest
Describes an annual event held on Whidbey Island in Washington state "celebrating the music and spirit of the great French/Belgian Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt." Presents a schedule of events for the current year, profiles of participating musicians, details on festival workshops, and an archive of past years' events. Includes links to websites for bands, festivals, luthiers, equipment sources, and swing guitar resources. From the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts. http://www.djangofest.com/nw/home.htm Topics: Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 30, 2007 DownBeat.com
Online version of the jazz magazine Down Beat . Here you can find news, DB Radio , international festival information, message boards, and an Education section with historical information and transcriptions of jazz recordings. This site also includes a Jazz Hall of Fame and database of Artists (many profiles feature biography, photos, articles from DownBeat magazine, discography, and message board). Searchable. http://www.downbeat.com/ Topics: Magazines, Music, Musicians Last updated Aug 10, 2009 European Free Improvisation Pages
A guide to improvised music and avant-jazz in Europe. Includes biographies and discographies of musicians; guides to record labels, distributors and retail outlets; a bibliography; video and audio clips; full-text articles and interviews; links to related websites; and more. From an enthusiast. http://www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Mar 25, 2006 The Hoagy Carmichael Collection
A searchable and browsable collection of lyrics, sound files, photographs, correspondence, and supplemental research material about this songwriter. Research contains a brief biography, a bibliography, and a list of songs including copyright date, lyricist, and publisher. Also included are a genealogy and timeline. From the Indiana University Digital Library Program. http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/hoagy/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People, Photograph Collections Last updated May 21, 2002 Jazz at Lincoln Center
Website of the nonprofit jazz arts organization whose mission is "to enrich the artistic substance and perpetuate the democratic spirit of America's music." Features performance schedules; information about JALC's extensive education programs for students, teachers, and families; news about the jazz world; and biographical sketches of artists who perform at the center. http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/ Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Oct 24, 2006 jazz history @ harlem.org: a great day in harlem
In August 1958, working on his first professional assignment, photographer Art Kane assembled 57 jazz musicians for a group portrait in Harlem, New York. Included on the main page is the famous photograph, divided into six sections (click on any of the musicians to identify those in the photo). Features brief information and links on each artist, hypertext lists of musical styles and instruments, and a timeline of birth and death dates. Also contains biographical information and a gallery of other photographs by Kane. http://www.harlem.org/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Sep 27, 2000 A Jazz Improvisation Primer
"Find information on almost any topic relating to jazz improvisation, from jazz history to music theory to practical advice on playing in a group." Includes an annotated bibliography and discography. http://www.outsideshore.com/primer/primer/ Topics: Literature & Books, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Aug 1, 2005 Jazz in the Valley
Celebrates the annual summer jazz festival held in Ellensburg, Washington state. Offers a schedule and lists of artists and activities. Describes the festival's educational outreach project, which "promotes the artistic expression of jazz through creative paintings." Includes visitor information and volunteer opportunities. A program of the nonprofit Laughing Horse Arts Foundation. http://www.jazzinthevalley.com/ Topics: Musical Genres, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 19, 2005 Jazz Online
Provides an introduction to various styles of jazz, reviews of recent releases, interviews, and more. http://www.jazzonln.com/ Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Feb 27, 2005 Jazz Research Portal
Briefly annotated collection of links to jazz metasites, history, artists, online journals, and academic programs and archives. From the University of North Texas Music Libraries. http://www.library.unt.edu/music/music-resources/jazz-research-portal/?searchterm=jazz%20research%20portal Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Sep 12, 2007 Montreux Jazz Festival
The official site of a music festival in Montreux, Switzerland, held annually in July. Browse by artist, date, venue, and event. Includes daily news and travel information for visitors. http://www.montreuxjazz.com/ Topics: Musical Genres, Photograph Collections, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 2, 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Complete information on the Jazz Fest, held the last weekend in April through the first weekend in May. http://www.nojazzfest.com/ Topics: Musical Genres, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 29, 2005 The Red Hot Jazz Archive: A History of Jazz Before 1930
Devoted to the early years of jazz music, from its origins "sometime around 1895 in New Orleans" through 1930. Contains brief profiles of musicians, and audio of original recordings. Includes photographs, discographies, filmographies, and essays. Searchable. http://www.redhotjazz.com/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians, Photograph Collections Last updated Mar 21, 2006 Rediscovering Dave Brubeck With Hedrick Smith
This companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) documentary about jazz musician Dave Brubeck features biographical information, reviews of his music, transcripts of interviews with Brubeck, and background on the documentary. Includes music clips, a reading list, related Web sites, and a quiz. http://www.pbs.org/brubeck/ Topics: Musicians Last updated Jan 21, 2004 Smithsonian Jazz
The goals of this program of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, include "preserving and perpetuating jazz as an American national treasure -- through collections, exhibitions, performances, recordings, publications, oral histories, and educational programs." The site provides details and examples about these activities, such as an oral history of Artie Shaw, an interactive Duke Ellington class (with audio), and material about Jazz Appreciation in April. http://www.smithsonianjazz.org Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Feb 16, 2006 William P. Gottlieb Photographs From the Golden Age of Jazz
"The William P. Gottlieb Collection, comprising over sixteen hundred photographs of celebrated jazz artists, documents the jazz scene from 1938 to 1948, primarily in New York City and Washington, D.C." Search by keyword or browse by name, subject, or venue. Site includes digitized images of Down Beat magazine articles, an essay on Gottlieb's life and work, audio clips of his commentaries on selected photographs, and more. From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov//ammem/wghtml/wghome.html Topics: Musicians, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography Last updated Mar 3, 2004 WWOZ
WWOZ (New Orleans 90.7 FM) is New Orleans' jazz and heritage music radio station. In September 2005, after it lost its facility due to Hurricane Katrina, WWOZ began broadcasting "in exile" online. In addition to sound streams in multiple formats, the site offers a list of New Orleans musicians who escaped the hurricane and its aftermath, and information about benefit concerts. Includes some basic links about disaster recovery. http://www.wwoz.org Topics: Hurricane Katrina, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 14, 2005 |
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