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There are many [tag]jazz[/tag] [tag]resources[/tag] available online ranging from radio stations to jazz [tag]theory[/tag] primers. Below is a list of many of the sites, I find useful. Let me know if you have any others you use frequently or like. Almost of the sites that I have listed are [tag]free[/tag] to use personally and within the classroom.
~J. Pisano
~GetDef(jazz)~
Latest Jazz News:
ejazznews: http://ejazznews.com
CD Reviews and Charts lists
Jazz at Lincoln Center: http://www.jalc.org/
Education, News and Resources
Jazz Times: www.JazzTimes.com
Magazine and Articles
Jazz Corner: http://www.jazzcorner.com/index.html
Great resources listing current artists, interviews and online collaboration
Jazz Connect.com: http://www.jazzconnect.com/
Latest News about the musicians and their music. Includes information about competitions
Jazz Police: http://www.jazzpolice.com
Live jazz guides and venue information
JazzWorld.com: http://jazzworld.com
New faces and online community
NPR JAZZ: www.NPRJazz.org
National Public Radio’s Web Site
SmoothViews: http://www.smoothviews.com
Magazine devoted to smooth jazz artists and fans
Interactive Learning Sites:
PBS Kids Jazz Site: http://pbskids.org/jazz
Interactive site for kids
Ken Burns Jazz Site: http://pbs.org/jazz
Great Site full of good information (I wish they would fix some of the broken links!)
The Jazz Glossary: http://www.menc.org/guides/jazz/Glossary.html
Learn terms like “lick” and groove”
A Passion for Jazz: http://apassion4jazz.net
Great site for learning about the history of jazz. Also includes extensive articles related to jazz
Smithsonian Jazz: http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/
Jazz history resources from National Museum of American History
Jazz in America: http://www.jazzinamerica.org
A complete curriculum for teaching jazz in grade school, middle school, and high school. Includes lesson plans and online examples
Jazz Birthdays: http://www.isi.edu/~brian/jazz/birthdays.html
A list complied by Brian Tung containing the birth dates of many of the jazz greats.
JazzStandards.com: http://www.jazzstandards.com
Preserving jazz history by documenting the origins of the standards. Excellent RESOURCE!
Jazz Piano Chords & Scales: http://www.apassion4jazz.net/keys.html
Online Chord Builder/Solfeggio
Wholenote.com: http://www.wholenote.com/basics/stable.asp
Scale Theory
Jazz Lead Sheet Primer:
http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~keller/jazz/improvisor/LeadsheetNotation.pdf
Bob Keller’s “Impro-Visor”
All That Jazz: http://www.wtv-zone.com/jazz/index.html
Midi Files for popular jazz tunes
Bob Keller’s Jazz Page: http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~keller/jazz.html#Calculators
GREAT RESOURCE of Jazz Links
Jazz Radio Online:
KJAZZ 88.1 Long Beach, CA: http://www.jazzandblues.org/index.aspx
WBGO 88.3 Newark, NJ: http://www.wbgo.org/listennow/
WFCR 88.5 Amherst, MA: http://www.wfcr.org/
KSBR 88.5: http://www.ksbr.net/webcast.html#
KUVO 89.3 Denver, CO: http://www.kuvo.org/
SaxFM: http://www.saxfm.com/sax/saxfm.asx
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