Big Band and Swing Links

Big Band sites:

• The Big Bands Database
• Friends of Big Band Jazz
• Big Bands International
• PBS - JAZZ: Series by Ken Burns
• America's Jazz Heritage: From the Smithsonian
• Jazz Institute Of Chicago
• The American Jazz Institute: In Pasadena, CA
• New England Jazz Alliance
• All About Jazz: Reviews of current big bands
• JazzProfessional.com: Lots of interviews
• Jazz On Film: Guide to jazz performances on film
• eJazzLines: Jazz Store
• The Jazz Store
• Mosaic Records: Limited edition jazz CD collections
• "Our Kind Of Music": Exclusive CDs and the Jim Lowe Radio Show
• American Standards By The Sea: Weekly radio show
• Riverwalk, Live From The Landing: Weekly radio show
• Swingin' Down The Lane: Weekly radio show plus big band articles
• Jazz at Lincoln Center: Weekly radio show
• Jazz Profiles: Weekly radio show
• Jazz After Hours: Weekly radio show
• SwingMusic.net: Radio show archives
• Big Band Dance Party + New Swing Hour: Weekly radio show
• Nostalgic Radio at Boston Pete: Several big band shows
• WKCR Columbia University: Jazz radio station
• A Great Day In Harlem: Famous jazz photograph and documentary
• "The Golden Age of Jazz": Jazz Photos by William P. Gottlieb
• "The Golden Age of Jazz": Gottlieb photos at the Library of Congress
• Louis Armstrong Online
• Duke Ellington Centennial: Special site from The Washington Post
• Duke Ellington
• Billy Strayhorn
• The Stan Kenton Collection: At the University of North Texas
• The Creative World of Stan Kenton: Includes a huge discography
• Maynard Ferguson
• Kai Winding
• Raymond Scott
• Artie Shaw
• Kay Kyser
• One More Once: Count Basie Centennial
• The Count Basie Orchestra: The currently touring big band
• The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society
• The Glenn Miller Orchestra: The currently touring big band
• Jazz at Lincoln Center: Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
• David Berger and The Sultans Of Swing
• The Diva Jazz Orchestra
• The Kit McClure Band
• William Russo's Chicago Jazz Ensemble
• Chicago Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra
• Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
• The Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra
• George Gee and His Make Believe Ballroom Orchestra
• Pete Jacobs & His Wartime Radio Revue
• Louis Prima
• Conte Candoli
• Benny Carter
• Freddie Green
• The Andrews Sisters
• Frank Sinatra
• The Manhattan Transfer
• New York Voices
• Hoagy Carmichael
• Bix Beiderbecke
• Johnny Mercer

Big Band Musician sites:

• Marina Music: Big Band Charts
• Sierra Music: Big Band Charts - Stan Kenton and Others
• J. W. Pepper: Big Band Charts
• Lush Life Music: Big Band Charts
• New Vintage Music: Big Band Charts
• Big Band Transcriptions: Big Band Charts
• eJazzLines.com: Big Band Charts
• SheetMusic1.com: Big Band Charts
• The Big Bands Database: Charts Wanted/Trade/Buy/Sell
• Index of where to buy charts
• Giardinelli: Musical Instruments and Accessories
• The Woodwind & the Brasswind : Musical Instruments and Accessories
• Gamble Music: Folios and Accessories
• International Association of Jazz Educators
• Oasis CD Duplication
• Harry Fox Agency: Recording rights & limited quantity licensing

Local Hudson Valley sites:

• Hudson Valley Music: Includes a music calendar
• Hudson Valley Community Dances
• Feathersite's Mid-Hudson Valley Swing Dancing
• Jay & Molly's Mid-Hudson Dance Calendar
• Chronogram: Hudson Valley events calendar
• Poughkeepsie Journal - Entertainment: Includes an events calendar
• Dutchess County Tourism: Includes an events calendar
• Hudson Valley Sojourner: Includes an events calendar
• Poughkeepsie Area Chamber Of Commerce
• County Players
• U.S. Military Academy Band: Includes the Jazz Knights big band
• Westchester Wildcats: Marie's women's ice hockey team

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