Cool links


American Visionary Art MuseumAmerican 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.comDownBeat.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.comEJazzNews.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 BlendKitchen 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..."

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