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See also:
All About Jazz: History of Jazz Timeline
Important jazz facts from 1895 to the present.
All That Jazz
The history of jazz starting from the late 1800's.
America's Jazz Heritage
A partnership between the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution.
Basinstreet.com
Dedicated to the preservation of early jazz history.
A Brief History of Modern Jazz
Succinct summary of major artists identified with bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, bossa nova, and jazz rock. With links to audio from Milt Jackson tribute CD.
Chicago Jazz Archive
Significant collection founded in 1976 at the University of Chicago including early recordings, sheet music, photos and piano rolls, much of which is accessible online.
Club Kaycee
A sound-and-sight archive from the library of the Kansas City campus of the University of Missouri.
Great Day in Harlem
Click on Art Kane's August 1958 photograph of 57 jazz musicians for names of those pictured, or browse by timeline, instrument, or style. Link to the Jean Bach documentary of the shoot, online sales of the photo originally published in Esquire magazine.
The Hard Bop
Music and the musicians of the jazz style of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Photos.
Heptune: Lorenz-Pulte Jazz Page
Fan site profiling Cab Calloway, Blanche Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Don Redman, Fats Waller, Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon, and Lil Johnson.
Historian Max Morath on Popular Music Standards
Musician and historian Max Morath discusses American popular music standards with Jerry Jazz Musician. Pictures, sound files, text.
A History of Jazz
Provides information about jazz history with links to jazz clubs and festivals. Also includes a gallery of jazz posters.
The History of Jazz Music
The history of jazz from the beginning to the present day.
History of Jazz Trombone
Past history, musical samples, and transcriptions demonstrate that trombonists' contributions have had a crucial role in the development of the jazz language during the 20th century.
History of Verve Records
Traces development from the Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts of the 1940s to the label's founding by Norman Granz in 1956 and the coalition formed with labels such as GRP and Blue Thumb in the 1990s. Artists listed, audio versions of pages.
The Jazz Archive
Jazz archive, photos, and vintage records are displayed. A historic jazz calendar is included.
Jazz Connections - Your Interactive Guide to 50 Greats
Fascinating facts on who played with whom, when, where and why.
The Jazz Files
Guide to musicians who made great jazz in the 1950s including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Chet Baker, Art Blakey and Cannonball Adderly. Biographical articles with photos, discographies, and links.
Jazz, Hot and Cold
Essay by librettist Arnold Sundgaard on jazz history as originally published June, 1955 in the Atlantic Monthly.
Jazz musical history and references
Chronicles what jazz is, and details a history of jazz from the turn of the 20th century until the present.
Jazz Roots
Tom Morgan offers lavishly illustrated profiles of early 20th century performers along with links to books, a timeline from 1800 to 1930, and images of early sheet music including a year-by-year collection of Cotton Club Parades.
Jazz: You Like It
African Genesis portal offers one-line biographies of New Orleans musicians, a lengthy discussion of Louis Armstrong, and a collection of clippings and quotes on jazz from the 1930s.
JazzStandards.com
Documentation on the jazz standards including their origins, histories, musical analyses, song-writer and performer biographies, book reviews, and CD recommendations.
Jimmy Rushing's Hot Spot
The life and music of the blues shouter are outlined in anecdotes, discography and a lengthy 1963 interview taken from the Stanley Dance book, "The World of Count Basie." Photos and links.
Kansas City Jazz
Loose collection of pages devoted to Count Basie, Jay McShann, Charlie Parker, Don Byas, and Bennie Moten, with a page for the modern Basie band under Grover Mitchell. Photos, link to ring.
The Los Angeles Jazz Institute
Houses and maintains one of the largest jazz archives in the world. All styles and eras are represented with special emphasis on preservation and documentation of jazz in southern California.
Mars Club of Paris
Internationally known jazz club where many Americans gathered to play in the 1950s. Features photograph of a door inscribed with the names of musicians who appeared at the club, and memories of Billy Strayhorn.
Modern Jazz Discography
Catalog of recordings released by Blue Note, Prestige and Riverside Records, sorted by musician, label and date. Session indexes, biographical notes, links.
Music and You Jazz History
This is a brief historical essay on the history of Creoles in New Orleans, and their influence on Jazz
The Norwegian Jazz Base
A history of jazz in Norway. Includes photographs, sound clips, jazz links and biographies.
A Passion for Jazz
History of styles and musicians with timeline, glossary, photos, festivals, teacher locator, and shopping for fakebooks and instruction books.
The Real Godfathers of Punk
E-zine article by Billy Bob Hargus connecting jazz artists auch as Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman with the roots of punk music. Links, photographs.
Remembrance of Swings Past
Collection of articles with text and photos by Tony Gieske, jazz reporter in the 1950s for the Washington Post and later for the Hollywood Reporter.
Small Jazz History
Features a history of jazz origins, styles, including retro photo.
Solid!
An encyclopedia of big band, classic jazz, and lounge music.
Swing Music Net
The history of swing music from the 1930's until today.
Verve Music Group: Jazz History
Concise guide to various jazz styles and the artists and recordings associated with each style, edited by Dr. David Schroeder of New York University.
What is Jazz?
Four lectures on jazz history by Dr. Billy Taylor.
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