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I'll
play it and tell you what it is later"~ Miles Davis
Red Hot Jazz Archive History of
Jazz before 1930 - The music called Jazz was born sometime around 1895 in
New Orleans
Jazz Roots Early musicians, image
archive, timeline and more.
Jazz History at Harlem.org Explore
by artist, instrument, music style or timeline.
All About Jazz:
History of Jazz Timeline
Passion for Jazz-
Jazz Artists Photo Gallery
See Passion for Jazz History
and Education. Timeline
(site has banner ads)
PBS - Jazz A
film by Ken Burns Musical notes, biographies, history, video trailer
and more.
Smithsonian Institute- American
Jazz Heritage Exhibits, recordings - more
Jazzitude:
History of Jazz Site has links to many Jazz greats (see if they
have the ones you need). This is a commercial site.
Jazz:
Marking Time in American Culture University of Virginia site- Jazz
Roots- Swing Era - Cool Jazz
Duke
Ellington Centennial Celebration
Celebrating 100 years of the man and his music.
Here
is Old Jazz on line
Choose and listen to the artists with RealPlayer Mahalia
Jackson, Benny
Goodman ,
Glenn Miller,
Louis
Armstrong and so many more jazz greats.
What
is Jazz? (12 page pdf file) four part ARTSEDGE
lecture series -- Dr. Billy Taylor, noted jazz pianist, historian, and
educator, shares glimpses of his extensive knowledge of jazz music from
its roots in the African-American slavery experience, through the early
days of ragtime, and onward through swing, bop, and progressive jazz.
Learn about individual jazz artists, styles of jazz and more. Musical
Harlem - Kennedy ArtsEdge Lesson Plan.
Jazz
in America Student Handouts
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