A friend of Charlie Parker and other jazz greats, Kenneth Rexroth (the "godfather of the Beats") was one of the first poets to read his own poetry to jazz. Several of his articles on jazz are online at the Bureau of Public Secrets website:
"Some Thoughts on Jazz as Music, as Revolt, as Mystique"
http://www.bopsecrets.org/rexroth/jazz.htm
"Five More Articles on Jazz" (re Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, etc.)
http://www.bopsecrets.org/rexroth/jazz2.htm
"Disengagement: The Art of the Beat Generation" (re Charlie Parker, etc.)
http://www.bopsecrets.org/rexroth/beats.htm - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
The best Jazz Calendar on the web. Monitored and maintained by Guy Berard, host
of North Country Public Radio's, Jazz @ The Ten Spot. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
A survey of 1950s jazz. Features bebop and hardbop artists from the golden age of small band Jazz. Biographies, discographies, recommended recordings, books and a lot of great pictures. Miles Davis, Trane, Monk, Diz, Chet, Bird, Getz, J.J., Art Blakey, Bill Evans, Art Pepper, Cannonball, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan and many more. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
Jazz Music History explored by instrument and musician. Included are the seminal greats of jazz history on the most important jazz instruments. Brief biographies; comments about the styles of playing and the historical significance of each musician on other musicians and jazz development; and, recommendations for listening. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
Bandleader and music critic Jack Twomey offers jazz biography on Stan Getz, Gene Krupa and Glenn Miller, in-depth interviews with Jim Cifelli and Dan Levinson, a selected performance calender, and some off-beat humorous excerpts from jazz literature. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
Jerret has released a collection of live cuts along with some enhanced to digital 78 rpm rare cuts. Nick wants these released the way they are, live, raw, uncut, rare. This all recorded between 1942-45 will be a treasure in your jazz collection. - (Style: BeBop / Hard Bop)
Historical, Film and Jazz Research (bibliographies/filmographies/discographies) by Graduate Student and Researcher of History. Recommended books, films, and recordings. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
Jazz, Rock, Blues, and beyond - found here is the unique work and perspective on music of Randy: Musician, Music Historian, and Freelance Music Journalist. You'll find concert reviews, album reviews, book reviews, historical and biographical information, as well as general analysis and opinion that ranges through the varied histories of jazz, rock, and blues. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
The New England Jazz History Database is an active and growing library of materials focused on the History of Jazz in New England. It is the culmination of a partnership between the International Association for Jazz Education (Massachusetts Chapter) & the Worcester Polytechnic Institute JazzGroup. Through this site, Jazz Historians, Musicians, Educators, and Students can contribute to the preservation and education of the History of Jazz in New England. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
Mexican Legendary Tenor Sax Player - "Tommy Rodriguez is one of the pioneer Jazz Musicians in Mexico and he outstands as one of the most important Sax-Players of the 20th century in our country MEXICO" : CONACULTA •Press room• (National Bureau of Culture & Arts) - (Style: Big Band / Swing)
The most complete jazz reference work ever produced. 100 years of recorded jazz on one CD-ROM. Also available as 26 book volumes (over 15,500 pages) with indexes. All that's jazz - Ragtime, Traditional, Dixieland, Mainstream, Bop, Free-jazz, Avant-garde, Vocals, Swing, New Music, Big Band and more - from all over the world. Listings for 24,351 leaders; 136,263 recording sessions; 754,132 musicians; 737,487 tunes. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
Oklahomajazz.com features biographies and audio samples highlighting the careers of some of America's most accomplished jazz musicians. All of the musicians were either born or raised in Oklahoma. Artists include Jimmy Rushing, Chet Baker, Barney Kessel, Jay McShann, Don Byas, and many more. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
WFIT radio 89.5 is a non commercial radio station in Melbourne, Florida. With 23,000 + listeners per week we attract smooth jazz listeners by day and straight ahead jazz listeners at night. We are also an NPR affiliate. On weekends we do a variety of ethnic music. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
Swingadelic
Another Monday Night
(MediaMix)
Elan Trotman
This Time Around
(E.T Muzik)
Bill Bruford
Summerfold / Winterfold Collections
(Summerfold / Winterfold)
Cheryl Hodge
Indigo
(JazzBoulevard.com Records)
JazzReview.com
