Six accomplished musicians playing original instrumental compositions, which combine the harmonic and improvisational traditions of North American Jazz with the rhythmic and melodic influences of Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and Arabic music.
Award winning saxophonist, a highly regarded recording artist, composer & educator residing in Toronto, Canada. Features include biography, discography, reviews, gigs & RealPlayer clips.
Catalog of jazz recordings involving Norwegian musicians from 1905 to the present. Also contains an historical overview of Norwegian jazz history, biographies and photographs of Norwegian jazz musicians. Accessible in both Norwegian and English.
Interactive classes on Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Benny Carter. Also concerts and events, SJMO history, jazz 365, and exhibits.
History of jazz origins, styles and musicians featuring timeline, photo gallery, festivals, webcasts, teacher locator, virtual piano chords, private lessons and jazz MIDI files archive.
Online version of Down Beat. Includes news, DB Radio, international festival information, message boards, and an Education section with historical information and transcriptions of jazz recordings, Jazz Hall of Fame.
Searchable database of pre-1930s jazz bands and musicians containing a collection of early jazz sound files, photos, essays, short jazz films made in the late 1920s and early 1930s.