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RESOURCES

STUDY CENTRES

http://www.nationaljazzarchive.org/
National Jazz Archives at Loughton Central Library, Essex

http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/jazz.html
the jazz collection from the British Library's Sound Archive

WEB SITES

http://www.jazzservices.org.uk/
comprehensive contact details, with links to all web resources for British jazz

JAZZ MAGAZINES

PAPER MAGAZINES

http://www.downbeatjazz.com/
the most celebrated of American jazz magazines

http://www.jazzimprov.com/
American jazz magazine with articles on-line

INTERNET MAGAZINE SITES

http://www.allaboutjazz.com
one of the very best jazz internet magazines

http://www.jazzreview.com
CD reviews and articles

JAZZ HISTORY

EARLY JAZZ

http://www.redhotjazz.com/
jazz history from 1895 to 1930, with linking pages

http://www.jass.com/
good on the roots of jazz

SWING

BEBOP & BEYOND

http://www.cmgww.com/music/parker/
the official Charlie Parker site run by his estate

http://www.chasinthebird.com/index_e.html
a tribute site to Parker run by a Japanese fan

http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/8446/
information on Dizzy Gillespie

http://www.birdhop.net
modern jazz from 1940 to 1970 and its influences

JAZZ EDUCATION

SHORT COURSES [in the UK]

http://www.jazzacademy.co.uk/academy.htm
courses led by Michael Garrick at the Beechwood Campus at Royal Tunbridge Wells

UNIVERSITY COURSES

http://hum.lss.wisc.edu/jazz/
jazz improvisation from the University of Wisconsin Madison with useful online articles

http://www.berklee.edu/
Berklee College of Music, United States

GENERAL JAZZ EDUCATION WEB SITES

http://www.apassion4jazz.net/
useful online resource, with glossary of terms, piano scales and the like

http://www.abrsmpub.co.uk/jazz.html
information on the Associated Board jazz exams

http://www.jazzcontinuum.com
some of Graham Collier's writing on jazz, thoughtful and provocative

MUSICIANS' WEB SITES

CHRIS BRISCOE
current information on his various groups and a tribute page to Peter Jacobsen

IAN CARR
an unofficial site dedicated to Ian Carr and Nucleus

TUBBY HAYES
at last: the beginnings of a tribute site

DAVE NEWTON
a model for all aspiring jazz musicians on the net, being wonderfully witty, truly informative (includes updated gig dates - showing off really, because he's quite busy!), and an appreciative article by Alan Auld

SIMON SPILLETT
one of the new and exciting young tenor saxophonists in the UK

KATE & MIKE WESTBROOK
packed full of background information

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RECOMMENDED SITES

http://www.jazzhouserecords
.co.uk a good source for deleted and second-hand jazz vinyl and CDs

http://www.eBooks-Library.com
publishes eBooks from all genres of literature - both fiction and non-fiction, historical documents and sheet music - all of which are available on a subscription basis: the future of publishing?

http://www.leithomalley.com
mixing art and jazz to great effect

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