This is a site where one “can learn about the history of jazz and its artists through recordings, readings, photographs, video, and fun activities.” This resource includes modules on a variety of jazz topics and artists including: New Orleans Jazz, The Bi

Since 1958, the pleasant seaside town of Monterey has hosted the Monterey Jazz Festival and their vast archives of performances, ephemera, and other materials are housed at Stanford University's Archive of Recorded Sound. With substantial funding from the

The Smithsonian Jazz initiative has created a very fine website that brings together oral histories from jazz greats such as Artie Shaw, information about the Smithsonian’s own Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, and a very fun “This Day in Jazz History” fe

AllMusic is a comprehensive and in-depth resource for finding out more about the albums, bands, musicians and songs you love. On AllMusic you'll find: (a) Reviews of upcoming and classic albums, (b) In-Depth Information about your favorite albums, musicians and songs, (c) Ratings and Picks of the recommended albums and songs within an artist's discography or tracks on an album, (d) Editors' Picks of the albums our staff are listening to, and (e) Sound Samples to hear 30-second clips of music.