Cool links
American
Visionary Art Museum
The American Visionary Art Museum opens its doors of perception not in
an effort to make war on academic or institutionalized learning, but to
create a place where the best of self-taught, intuitive contributions of
all kinds will be duly recognized, explored, and then championed in a clear
strong voice.
DownBeat.com
On-line edition and extension of the grande dame of jazz magazines. Includes
information on artists, jazz news, festivals, and education, as well as
digital downloads, message boards, a store and an extensive database of
past album reviews and poll winners.
EJazzNews.com
Developed to provide the global jazz community a central location and voice
to share information, quickly reaching thousands of jazz industry, musicians
and fans on a daily basis. They cover all aspects of the global
jazz community - from club calendars to education, to performance listings,
jazz directory listings, new CD releases, new products, commentary, jazz
news and more.
Kitchen
House Blend
Kitchen House Blend is what happens when three experimental composers are
given free reign to write for a resident "big band" of some of
the best musicians from jazz, new music and rock. It's a 21st century
experimental chamber orchestra taking off from the traditions of Duke Ellington
and Charles Mingus.
The
Recording Academy
Host of the Grammy awards and the premier outlet for honoring achievements
in the recording arts and supporting the music community. Founded
in 1957, it recognizes artistic achievement of not only talented musicians,
but also behind-the-scenes contributors such as producers and engineers.
AllAboutJazz.com
Their name says it all. This is one of the most comprehensive jazz sites
for record reviews and artist interviews. AAJ is such a big deal,
in fact, that they have an "Italian branch" and have even branched
out into two print versions, one in New York and one in LA. If OmniTone
is "All the tones, all the shapes, all the time," then AllAboutJazz
is certainly "All the jazz, all the time..."