Music: By Subject Subject Guide

Jazz

11 resources available
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Books about Jazz
General, ML 3506-3509, ML 3561 .J3; Big band, ML 3518; Blues, ML 3521; Ragtime, ML 3530.

All About JazzNewsy jazz resource with reviews, articles, artist profiles, discussion topics, sound files, a bulletin board, links to many other jazz sites.

Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz
Ref ML 102 .J3 F4 1999
Brief biographies of hundreds of jazz artists. Besides basic information, each entry lists individuals and groups with whom the artist performed.
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Blues Bibliography
Ref ML 128 .B49 F67 2007
Lists more than 26,000 articles, books, internet resources and record liner notes for blues artists, ranging from acoustic country blues to R&B and modern blues performers.
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DownBeat.comSite for the popular jazz magazine, with news, artist bios, reviews, festival directory, jazz education, etc.

ejazzlines.comCommerical site, "the global resource for jazz." CDs, DVDs, charts, books, fakebooks, and other jazz resources for sale. More info

Jazz Music Library  Listen to more than 60,000 tracks of all types of jazz by solo artists and ensembles from throughout jazz history to the present day. Make and save playlists for listening for classes or just for pleasure. Also accessible through Music Online.

Jazz Resource LibraryJazz history, glossary, information on musicians, images, links to other resources. More info

Jazz Scholarship and Pedagogy: a Research and Information Guide
Ref ML 128 .J3 M34 2005
A comprehensive bibliography listing books and other materials (excluding articles) on all aspects of jazz. Expanded from the author's Jazz Reference and Research Materials (1981 and 1995). More info

New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
Ref ML 102 .J3 N48 2002
The major jazz encyclopedia. Also included in Oxford Music Online.

Red Hot Jazz ArchiveHistory of jazz before 1930. Profiles of musicians; streaming audio of over 1,000 recordings.

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