Jazz Stuff is the official personal homepages for some of today's top contemporary jazz artists: keyboardist Bob James, guitarist Jeff Golub/Avenue Blue and trumpeter Rick Braun. The site includes tour information, biographies and complete discographies. Look for weekly updates and contributions from Bob, Jeff and Rick.

A very cool website dedicated to sax giant Rahsaan Roland Kirk. At it you'll find his complete discography with associated cover art, a few quotes and some sound samples. Don't forget to download the RRH Win95 desktop theme (1 MB) from the "miscellaneous" page.

Jazz Guitar ONLINE, over 2 years old, has established a reputation as the most comprehensive site on the Web devoted to the subject of jazz guitar. Packed with articles, reviews, one-of-a-kind photos, informative lessons and more, JGO is a valuable resource to the student and experienced player alike. The site is further enhanced by clean design and a friendly atmosphere. JGO is definitely something to check out!

The Cooker contains art, reviews (The Three Dueces, Buena Vista Social Club), classic sleeve artwork, a listing of forthcoming releases, links and the now-famous, Cooker chart. The Cooker is a personal exploration of jazz, it's visual imagery and sub-genres.

Jazz Now covers the jazz scene throughout the United States and the world, but they do it with a difference. They cover everyone, but give special attention to those many splendid musicians who don't get the ink from other publications. By doing so, they hope to keep their loyal and hipster readership informed about players, gigs, new recordings, and where to hear the music.

Bob Middleton has been reviewing jazz with his patented "ear rating" since April of '97. He mostly reviews his personal faves (like Mingus and Miles), but throws in a few pans of not-so-great jazz for good measure. Great site by another AAJ contributor!

Tour Mr. Leonard's virtual exhibit of classic pix. Includes Louis, Chet, Clifford, The Prez, Bird, Monk, Nat, Miles, Duke, Ole' Blue Eyes, Ella, Stan, Dizzy, Billie and a few more!

Kansas City is known throughout the world for it's rich jazz heritage. The city has produced some of the greatest names in jazz (folks like Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Count Basie, Benny Moten, May Lou Williams and Jay McShann) Now, thanks to the Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors, you can immerse yourself in the past and present, and find out what makes this town such a special place for jazzers.

The JAZZ RASCALS are a traditional jazz trio. But don't let the size fool ya, these guys are big on sound and HUGE on fun! This site has everything you ever wanted to know about the JAZZ RASCALS. Stop by and drop them a note.

The website for the organization that programs the Chicago Jazz Festival, among other events. Paul maintains a jazz archive, reprints interviews (this month includes: Bill Perkins and Lou Levy), articles, schedules, a photo gallery and journals.

The Jazziz Web site brings to it the expertise, quality, taste and style that made the print magazine one of the premiere publications in the jazz field.

Read G.K.'s poem and article about Bop.

The Hughes Reviews features 20-30 reviews of recent jazz-related CDs, including contemporary, big band, straight-ahead, fusion, Brasilian, and vocal groups. Almost 100 past reviews are available in the archive, and there's the reviewer's personal Top 100 list. Dave is a jazz fanatic, trombonist and bassist, and former owner of a jazz CD and video mail order company: Shipped Discs.

If you're looking for a comprehensive contemporary Jazz resource, you're in for a real treat with cJazz. The site features recent news, the latest release dates, hundreds of links, charts, and everything else John can find related to the genre. It is updated several times each week. This site is bookmark worthy.

Jazzyj's is strictly a entertainment site honoring some of the great Jazz musicians who have given us so much listening pleasure. Listen to some cool sound clips, view some boss pics and take time to reminisce, baby.

In his last few years, John Coltrane's jazz moved from being a form of entertainment to a form of deep spiritual expression, as he sought to communicate a message beyond words. After his death in 1967, his widow Alice Coltrane, his collaborator Pharoah Sanders, and a host of others including Leon Thomas and Lonnie Liston Smith incorporated Coltrane's musical ideas plus Eastern and African religious and musical elements to create a new cosmic kind of jazz. This website features essays, photos and discographies on jazz as a spiritual medium.

8-Tone Quarto-Modes Concept is New Theory for New Music.  A book ten years in development, written by an internationally acclaimed musician for musicians already familiar with standard scaletone harmony, it is a fresh paradigm for further possibilities in jazz, notational composition, and advanced improvisation.

A great resource for information on the early forms of Jazz. Tom provides an overview of the first thirty years as well as a nice collection of bios, covers of original sheet music, reviews of vintage recordings and a time line. Try your luck at the sheet music mystery!

Jazz Piano Online is dedicated to any and all aspects of Jazz piano. You can find information on Jazz pianists, great and small... You can also find information on styles of Jazz and different methods. JPO is a new and developing resource for any Jazz lover.

AllJazz holds a new record auction every other month: January, March, May, July, September and November. Each auction has approximately 3,000-3,500 items, most of which are 78-rpm records and early LPs. If you're interested, download their catalog (for record description and surface quality grade). You can even place your bids over the Web!

Follow the Jazz scene in Switzerland with Jazz.ch. They reprint articles from their magazine, offer a calendar of events and a listing of Swiss Jazz Schools (coming soon). They also provide information on the TCB jazz label as well as a handful of links to other jazzy sites.

Another nice resource for Jazz. Every issue presents new and timely features on all aspects of Jazz both local and International. You'll also find their award-winning Jazz Resource Directory, listing Hotline Numbers, National and International Clubs, Concert Sites and more.

Space Age Pop Revival is alive and well at the Pad. See why it's fashionable to still dig Henry Mancini.

Jazz Canadiana was created in 1996 as a Jazz resource, primarily for Canadian artists who are unable to get exposure on many of the Major Name Sites. The site contains insightful reviews, an up-coming event and festival listing, artists' profiles, artists' biographies, Hot News items, recommended listening, artists birthdays,final bars,and a wealth of other interesting and topical information. And there is much more being prepared now that will be added in the next few weeks. If you're looking for something more than just the ordinary, then "Jazz Canadiana" is the site to visit.

Blaine has designed a very smart site dedicated to Modern Jazz. At it you'll find a section entitled Best of the Net, which contains modern Jazz bios, interviews, and discographies as well as a list of home pages for modern Jazz artists. You can also read a few of his articles, like "Jaco," and "Herbie Hancock's The New Standard and how not to critique it." His current musicians workshop is on "Computerizing your Practice Time" and includes a few original MIDI samples.