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NPR Topics: Jazz

Stanley Clarke: A Lyrical Bass Player
Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:43:00 -0500
When he was only 25, the word "legend" was already being used to describe Stanley Clarke. Now, he's a king of the acoustic and electric jazz worlds, having won every major award available to a bass player. Hear an interview with the jazz/fusion innovator.
Sun Ra: 'Cosmic Swing'
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:00:00 -0500
Whenever he took the stage, audiences were guaranteed a musical spectacle. Half mystic, half visionary, the pianist and bandleader charted a relentlessly adventurous course through the jazz tradition.
Leftover Candy: Top 5 Jazz Halloween Songs
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:03:00 -0500
From the lighthearted and fancy to the haunting and grotesque, NPR station WDUQ highlights some spooky Halloween music you can listen to all year long. Hear jazz vocalists conjure different ghosts out of classic tunes, while horn players coax the demons out of their instruments.
Terence Blanchard: Musical Musings on 'God's Will'
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:17:00 -0500
The latest CD from New Orleans trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard is A Tale of God's Will, whose subtitle is "A Requiem for Katrina." Parts of the recording were heard in Spike Lee's HBO documentary When the Levees Broke.
Red Norvo: 'Mr. Swing'
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:12:00 -0500
He was a sideman with the early stars of jazz, led one of the most admired bands on the swing era, and catalyzed the careers of musicians like Charles Mingus. All the while, Red Norvo was bringing the mallet instruments to jazz.
Buddy Collette: 'Man of Many Parts'
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:00:00 -0500
Reedman Buddy Collette has spent most of his music career on the West Coast, out of the national spotlight. But it would be a mistake to overlook his distinguished career as a jazz educator, activist, composer and, of course, phenomenal multi-instrumentalist.

 

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SwingMusic.net - Fan portal offering historical articles, biographies, RealAudio radio archives, photographs and extensive links.
Meta Description: [ Swing Music Net details big band music and mainstream jazz music. Research the Big Band Era and jazz history, view musician biographies and photos, or hear radio audio. ]

Any Swing Goes - An online magazine dedicated to the revival of swing and big band music and dancing, including the latest swing news, reviews, an online chat lounge, and a comprehensive links directory to everything swing on the Internet.
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ATOMIC Online - An online magazine about all things retro, including swing music, bands, venues, and dancing.
Meta Description: [ ATOMIC Magazine, The Essential Guide to Retro Culture. ATOMIC highlights the golden retro era from 1929 to 1968 with a modern look. We post new articles every week, so please come back often. ]

Australian Dance Bands 1925-1970 - A discussion forum/website for all who love the Australian Dance Bands from this fabulous era. Other dance bands and vocalists can also be discussed from the same era.
Meta Description: [ australian-dance-bands: Australian Dance Bands - (1925-1970 ) ]

Craig's BigBands and BigNames - Historic reviews and photographs of performers from the Big Band Era.
Meta Description: [ Craig's Bigbands and BigNames featuring historic reviews and photos from performers like Dean Martin, Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennet, Liberace, Dinah Shore, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Swing, Big Band Era Music, Jazz, golden age music ]

Pennsylvania 65000 - Links to swing bands, radio stations, clubs and venues, societies, calendars, and other retro sites.
Meta Description: [ Your best online store for top quality vintage clothing and accessories featuring the best examples from each era that are relevant to the fashion savvy as well as the history of fashion design. ]

San Diego Swings - San Diego swing and big band information.
Meta Description: [ Information on local swing and big bands in San Diego, California ]

Soundies - A Chicago based music label specializing in the development of previously unreleased music from the Golden Age of American entertainment.
Meta Description: [ SOUNDIES is a Chicago based music label specializing in the development of previously unreleased music from the Golden Age of American entertainment. Exclusive products from the SOUNDIES Catalog include jazz, big band, pop vocal, country & western, and rock and roll artists from the 1930's throu... ]

Swing Baby, Swing - Swing dancing photographs for the San Francisco Bay area along with CD shopping links for an extensive list of swing bands and artists.
Meta Description: [ Swing Dancing photographs and information for the San Francisco Bay Area. ]

Swing Out New York - Information on the swing scene in New York City.
Meta Description: [ Swing Out New York a/k/a Swingout NY. Manhattan's Original Swing Site with club and dance class and instruction schedules, special events, band information, commentary, with a focus on lindy hop and jitterbug. ]

Swiss Swing Dance Society - For lindy hop dance enthusiasts in Switzerland. Event schedule, photo gallery, links to swing dance classes.

The Boogie-Woogie Preservation Society - Celebrating the art of improvisational, syncopational, two-fisted, barrelhouse and boogie-woogie piano. Meetings schedule in Hull, UK along with extensive links to performers past and present.

The Derby - One of the original Hollywood Brown Derbys, this swing nightclub features a soaring ribbed ceiling and an oval bar featured in the 1945 film Mildred Pierce. Bookings, history, mailing list.

The Kingdom of Swing - Articles, reviews, and other content about swing and occasionally other jazz.

The Los Angeles Swing Times - A calendar of swing and lindy hop events in and around Los Angeles. Also features reviews of swing music and information on retro hairstyles.
Meta Description: [ Nocturne.com presents the Swing Times, your complete calendar of swing and lindy hop events in and around Los Angeles, and your source for all things swing! ]

Tuxedo Junction - Features articles about Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and George Shearing, with swing era hits in MP3 format.
Meta Description: [ Tuxedo Junction is a jazz and big band web site featuring articles, photos, and music spotlighting Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Count Basie and others. This is a Windows Media Player, SureStream web site. You'll want to visit it often! ]