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| Duke
Ellington: Celebrating 100 Years |
collaboration between ARTSEDGE,
MENC, and the Smithsonian to bring Ellington's world alive |
| Peter
Erskine |
drummer's home page |
| Hal
Galper |
pianist's home page |
| Fareed
Haque |
guitarist's home page |
| Dick
Hyman's Century of Jazz Piano |
info on his CD-ROM that spans
the history of Jazz Piano from its beginnings to the present day, examining
56 artists, ending with a 580-question quiz |
| David
Liebman |
saxophonist's home page |
| Charles
Mingus |
history, discography, recommended
readings, links |
| Jazz
at Lincoln Center |
info re: concerts, tours, broadcasts,
recordings, and educational programs, some articles, and a gift shop |
| Jazz
Corner |
artist web pages, discussion groups,
calendar of events local to you |
| Satchmo.Net |
Louis Armstrong bio plus a tour
of his house, music files, links |
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| American
Music Conference |
promoting the benefits of music,
music-making, and music education |
| American
Society of Music Copyists |
founded in 1961 to examine issues
related to the copyist profession |
| Arts
Midwest |
funding agency
whose partners include the National Endowment for the Arts, nine state arts
agencies and foundations, corporations, and individual supporters |
| International
Association for Jazz Education |
open to jazz
artists, educators, students, industry representatives, enthusiasts, and
all others who support jazz and jazz education around the world |
| International
Trombone Association |
open to trombone artists, educators,
students, industry representatives, enthusiasts |
| Jazz
Institute of Chicago |
schedules of Chicago-area live
performances, new releases by Chicago artists, the history of Chicago jazz,
etc. |
| MENC:
The National Association for Music Education |
its mission to advance music education
as a profession and to ensure that every child in America has access to
a balanced, sequential, high-quality education that includes music as a
core subject of study |
| The
Midwest Clinic |
exists for educational purposes exclusively; to raise the
standards of music education; to improve the methods employed in music education;
to develop new teaching techniques; to disseminate to school music teachers,
directors, supervisors, and others interested in music education information
to assist in their professional work; to examine, analyze and appraise literature
dealing with music; to hold clinics, lectures, and demonstrations for the
betterment of music education; and in general, to assist teachers and others
interested in music education in better pursuing their profession; its annual
conference in December in Chicago draws 12,000 attendees |
| Music
Teachers National Association |
independent and collegiate music
teachers committed to furthering the art of music through programs that
encourage and support teaching, performance, composition and scholarly research |
| NARAS |
National Academy of Recording
Arts and Sciences |
| Traditional
Jazz Educators Network |
listing of educational materials,
two sections devoted to clarification of and advocating for traditional
jazz styles, a listing of traditional jazz groups, and an educators list |
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| ASCAP |
licensing clearinghouse for airplay; searchable database |
| BMI |
licensing clearinghouse for airplay; searchable database |
| Harry
Fox Agency |
licensing clearinghouse for recordings; searchable database |
| Paul
D. Supnik |
attorney's site focusing on copyright, trademark, entertainment,
and Internet laws |
| U.S.
Copyright Office |
news, forms, advice, downloads |
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| Chicago
Jazz Archives |
research and links |
| Chicago
Now |
lists upcoming performances of
free jazz and free improvisation, avant-classical, experimental music of
any kind, plus any rock shows that seem to fit |
| Digital
City Chicago |
news, entertainment, links |
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| Jazz
Kids |
dedicated to teaching 5 year-olds
or so about music with an improvisation and composition curriculum; free
lessons on-line, lessons for purchase |
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| All
Music Guide/Jazz |
jazz discographies |
| Tunes.com |
huge list of artists (of many
genres), their bios, and reviews of their recordings |
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| Big
Band and Jazz Hall of Fame Foundation |
jazz history, with search capability
built in |
| The
Blue Highway |
site about the music that developed
along the highway from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago and its musicians |
| Blues
Net |
links to many bios, pictures,
readings, and links about the blues |
| Encarta
Encyclopedia |
entering "jazz" or an artist's
name in the site search engine yields articles and links |
| Central
Park North |
Canadian jazz musicians: bios,
solo transcriptions, recordings, etc. |
| Dr.
McLoidsman's Web Page |
jazz history recounted in humorous
ways, pictures, and some great sounds |
| Gallery
41 |
great photos and biographical
interviews |
| The
Golden Age of Jazz |
William P. Gottlieb's jazz history
site using his photos as the guide: find the artist's picture, bio, links
to more sites |
| A
Great Day in Harlem |
click on different sections of
the photo to find the names of each person and a short bibliography |
| The
History of Jazz Music |
history, biographies, links, sound
clips: jazz styles, artists, bands, sound clips, related links |
| Jazz
Family Tree |
a listing of prominant jazz artists
by instrument, style of jazz, and time period, plus a jazz timeline |
| Jazz
Primer for Rock People |
jazz history |
| Jazz
Roots |
historical information
about jazz, including biographies and discographies |
| Red
Hot Jazz Archives |
history of jazz from 1895 until
1930 complete with information such as essays, pictures, biographies, a
list of bands, audio and visual clips, and other information such as films
about jazz until the 1930s |
| The
Styles of Jazz |
jazz history hyperlink map of
styles, plus links |
| What
is Jazz? |
four lectures by Dr. Billy Taylor
on the topic |
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| Jenny's
Jazz |
links to obtain transcriptions,
tips on improv, Q & A, and recordings |
| Just
Jazz |
beginning jazz improv, plus book
reviews and a technical discussion area for players and teachers |
| Outside
Shore Music |
jazz improvisation ideas from
Marc Sabatella |
| World
of Jazz Improv |
class offered at the U. of WI–Madison:
articles, also links organized as Jazz/Blues, Pop/Commercial, education,
world music, and miscellaneous |
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Books/Recordings
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| Jamey
Aebersold Jazz |
online catalog, bookstore, info
about workshops, a forum, and a calendar |
| Kjos
Music |
catalog and sound
samples from this jazz sheet music and resource publisher, soon including
works by Antonio García |
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| Brent
D. Stuntzner |
jazz guitar site including transcriptions |
| Guitar
Guide |
jazz guitar site |
| International
Saxophone Home Page |
resource for reeds, equipment,
reviews, lists of personal saxophone web pages, upcoming conferences, world-wide
links |
| Mark
Chung's Jazz Strings Home Page |
string artist information, events,
etc. |
| Mel
Martin's Jazz and Saxophone Web Site |
articles, interviews, discography,
booking/lesson information, upcoming events, and a pet page |
| Sax
Player Online |
improvisation materials, play-along
MIDI files, samples from recordings |
| Selmer |
instrument manufacturer, including
of Antonio García's Bach tenor and bass trombones |
| Tim's
Jazz Guitar Page |
transcriptions, online lessons,
and publication resources |
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| Brazilian
Music.com |
artists and legends, interviews,
links to other related websites, articles, and a music shop |
| Latin
Jazz Network |
news, features, articles, public
announcements, radio access form the Internet, jazz festival information,
upcoming events, and links |
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| 4Jazz.com |
information and commentary about
websites on The World of Jazz, Jazz Artists, MP3 Players & Songs, Music
Retailers, Live Jazz, Jazz Record Companies |
| Absolute
Jazz |
reviews, articles, interviews,
and a "Jazz Jargon" list for beginning students |
| All
About Jazz |
jazz news, info, digital music
downloads, online educational publications, and open e-mail forums |
| A
Passion for Jazz |
history, commentary and jazz education,
music teacher locator, a list of other jazz websites, an evolution page,
and the page "The Passion," which explains what jazz is to the non-musician |
| Global
Music Network |
broadcasts of live concerts and
interviews from around the world |
| JazzNews.com |
articles, news, events calendar,
top ten MP3 downloads of jazz artists with info and links about the artist |
| Jazz
Online |
contemporary jazz information
(including samples from new recordings and artist interviews), historical
information |
| The
Jazz Ovation Inn |
four pages, including a list of
recommended recordings for beginners |
| JazzSteps.com |
jazz history chart (early, classic
and modern), photos and descriptions of classic albums/artists, audiophile
page, links, interviews, info on jazz in your area |
| Jerry
Jazz Musician |
quiz questions, quotes, catalogs,
interviews, including film and literature and sports and extensions of the
jazz lifestyle beyond the music itself; donating a portion of their profits
to the Jazz Musicians Emergency Fund |
| Notz.com |
Jazz and African music site w/MIDI,
Real Audio, Transcriptions, Books, CDs, and Links; lots of hard-to-find
information |
| One
Stop Jazz |
jazz index to create and/or take
part in on-line polls, participate in discussion forums, take part in a
real time JAVA chat-room, links |
| Red
Hot and Cool Jazz |
monthly jazz news, hear jazz while
browsing, Jazz Chat, Jazz History, Artist Search, Over 200 Jazz Links, short
sound clips |
| Yahoo
Jazz Engine |
targeted towards the genre |
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| Best
of New Orleans |
Gambit newspaper's listings of
favorite sites and activities in New Orleans |
| Louisiana
Music Archive & Artist Directory |
New Orleans Music News & Louisiana
Music News |
| New
Orleans Convention & Visitor's Bureau |
tourist information |
| New
Orleans Online |
links to New Orleans-related music/cultural
sites |
| Offbeat
Magazine |
N.O. and Louisiana-based music
publication |
| William
Ransom Hogan Archive of New Orleans Jazz |
Tulane University's renowned research
archive |
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| Amazon.com |
retailer of books, CDs |
| Barnes
and Noble |
retailer of books, CDs |
| CD
Now |
CD retailer |
| Down
Beat Magazine |
articles, links,
ed resources |
| Kendor
Music |
catalog and sound
samples from this jazz sheet music and resource publisher, including works
by Antonio García |
| Kjos
Music |
catalog and sound
samples from this jazz sheet music and resource publisher, including works
by Antonio García |
| Jazz
Improv Magazine |
about the magazine that comes
with a play-along CD every issue, the site having good articles about jazz
history, improvisation, and interviews |
| Jazz
Player Magazine |
about the magazine that comes
with a play-along CD every issue, the site having good articles about jazz
history, improvisation, and interviews |
| Marina
Music Service |
instrumentation for each chart,
lead trumpet range, and for many charts has links to recordings or even
real-time sound bites; indexes charts by artist; material for small groups;
and recordings and video resources |
| Pepper
Sheet Music |
catalog for the "world's
largest sheet music retailer" |
| School
Band & Orchestra Magazine |
serving the growing needs of
both the instructor and the music student |
| Tower
Records |
CD retailer |
| UNC
Jazz Press |
catalog and sound
samples from this jazz sheet music and resource publisher, including works
by Antonio García |
| Walrus
Music |
catalog from
this jazz sheet music and resource publisher, including works by Antonio
García |
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| Double
Time Jazz |
searchable catalog for over 25,000
CDs in stock via title or composer |
| Otter
Music |
catalog from
this jazz sheet music and recording publisher, including recorded works
by Antonio García on CDs by the JazzTech Big Band |
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| New
Trier High School Jazz Program |
described in the IAJE Journal
article "Jazz Studies Objectives, Rationales, Activities,
and Evaluation: The New Trier High School Model," by Dan Phillips |
| Virginia
Commonwealth University |
offering a Bachelor of Music in
Jazz Studies, Master of Music (in performance or music education,with great
flexibility for jazz study), and the Greater Richmond High School Jazz Band |
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| Big
Band City |
vast site including monthly features
such as a jazz trivia quiz, album reviews, links list, organizations, jazz
radio stations |
| The
Hot Jazz Site |
New Orleans/Traditional jazz info |
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| MIDI
Farm |
software, hardware, news |
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| Java
Music Theory |
on-line theory drills including
intervals, key signatures, scales, and chords |
| Jazz
Resource Center |
info and lessons on jazz theory,
voicings, and transcriptions |
| Teoría |
theory (in Spanish and English) |
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| Bebop
Radio |
vocal jazz recordings featuring
Ella, Sarah, Dizzy, Anita O'Day, and more |
| Jazz:
The Vocalists |
jazz vocalists of past and present:
sites, resources, and links |
| The
Vocal Jazz Resource |
discography, regional jazz scenes,
gig info, discussion forum, suggested repertoire, links |
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