A history of jazz in Norway. Includes photographs, sound clips, jazz links and biographies.
Fan site profiling Cab Calloway, Blanche Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Don Redman, Fats Waller, Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon, and Lil Johnson.
A partnership between the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection of articles with text and photos by Tony Gieske, jazz reporter in the 1950s for the Washington Post and later for the Hollywood Reporter.
African Genesis portal offers one-line biographies of New Orleans musicians, a lengthy discussion of Louis Armstrong, and a collection of clippings and quotes on jazz from the 1930s.
Houses and maintains one of the largest jazz archives in the world. All styles and eras are represented with special emphasis on preservation and documentation of jazz in southern California.
Documentation on the jazz standards including their origins, histories, musical analyses, song-writer and performer biographies, book reviews, and CD recommendations.
An encyclopedia of big band, classic jazz, and lounge music.
Chronicles what jazz is, and details a history of jazz from the turn of the 20th century until the present.
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