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General sites on Contemporary Artists
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| http://www.jazzcollective.com/ | ||
| The Jazz Composers Collective is a musician-run, non-profit organization based in New York City that is dedicated to advancing the development and presentation of music by forward-thinking composers. ( http://www.jazzcollective.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/ | ||
| The following site has a number of fairly brief, but informative biographies of a variety of musicians, many of artists still performing. ( http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/ ) | ||
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| http://www.ejazznews.com/ | ||
| The following site has a number of fairly brief, but informative biographies of a variety of musicians, many of artists still performing. ( http://www.ejazznews.com/ ) | ||
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| http://jazzusa.com/index.cfm?CFID=46468&CFTOKEN=54433365 | ||
| The following site has a number of fairly brief, but informative biographies of a variety of musicians, many of artists still performing. ( http://jazzusa.com/index.cfm?CFID=46468&CFTOKEN=54433365 ) | ||
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| http://www.jazzitude.com/ | ||
| The following site has a number of fairly brief, but informative biographies of a variety of musicians, many of artists still performing. ( http://www.jazzitude.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.wnur.org/jazz/artists/ | ||
| The following site has a number of fairly brief, but informative biographies of a variety of musicians, many of artists still performing. ( http://www.wnur.org/jazz/artists/ ) | ||
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| http://www.jazzcorner.com/ | ||
| The following site has a number of fairly brief, but informative biographies of a variety of musicians, many of artists still performing. ( http://www.jazzcorner.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.thejazzfiles.com/ | ||
| The following site has a number of fairly brief, but informative biographies of a variety of musicians, many of artists still performing. ( http://www.thejazzfiles.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/ | ||
| The Jazz at Lincoln Center site includes recordings, broadcasts and performance schedule for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, information on guest performers and educational programs, and essays. The very valuable archive of a number of recordings of live concerts, some by artist, such as Betty Carter, who are no longer alive, are located at: http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/radio/proglist.asp ( http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/ ) | ||
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| http://www.jazzfoundation.org/ | ||
| The Jazz Foundation was founded to help musicians in need; as this text explains, many are challenged by low pay and no benefits. ( http://www.jazzfoundation.org/ ) | ||
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World Music and Jazz
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| http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/ | ||
| Some of the early partnerships between various national musical styles and jazz, foreshadowed by the work of innovators like Coltrane, really started taking root in the 1970s. A few sites can yield some information on this continuing collaboration. ( http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/ ) | ||
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| http://womad.org/ | ||
| Some of the early partnerships between various national musical styles and jazz, foreshadowed by the work of innovators like Coltrane, really started taking root in the 1970s. A few sites can yield some information on this continuing collaboration. ( http://womad.org/ ) | ||
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| http://www.globalrhythm.net/WorldMusicLegends/ | ||
| Contemporary world music stars are highlighted on this site. ( http://www.globalrhythm.net/WorldMusicLegends/ ) | ||
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Artists from This Era
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| http://www.melmartin.com/html_pages/Interviews/henderson.html | ||
| Joe Henderson is interviewed on this site with other artists' comments. ( http://www.melmartin.com/html_pages/Interviews/henderson.html ) | ||
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| http://www.mariaschneider.com/ | ||
| Maria Schneider's official site. ( http://www.mariaschneider.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.marcusroberts.com/ | ||
| One of the artists featured often at the Lincoln Center Concerts is this master pianist, Marcus Roberts. Here is his official site. ( http://www.marcusroberts.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.bradmehldau.com/mehldau/ | ||
| Brad Mehldau's official site. ( http://www.bradmehldau.com/mehldau/ ) | ||
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| http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=1899 | ||
| The All About Jazz site has an interview with the World Saxophone Quartet, one of the ensembles to persist through the era. ( http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=1899 ) | ||
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| http://www.chrisbotti.com/ | ||
| To learn more about the up and coming artist, Chris Botti. ( http://www.chrisbotti.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.cassandrawilson.com/ | ||
| Cassandra Wilson is profiled briefly in the final Burns video as a sample of an artist who, like jazz musicians before her, is difficult to pigeonhole in a particular jazz style. ( http://www.cassandrawilson.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.iaje.org/bio.asp?ArtistID=26 | ||
| Jon Hendricks is one of the most important jazz singers of the modern era. A consummate lyricist and improviser from decades past, he is still an active force in jazz, http://www.harmonyware.com/JonHendricks/, well deserving of his Jazz Masters Award. ( http://www.iaje.org/bio.asp?ArtistID=26 ) | ||
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| http://www.bobbymcferrin.com/ | ||
| Outrageously talented and creative, Bobby McFerrin's 1980's video of an improvised live performance in Los Angeles is now available on DVD (Spontaneous Invention). See his official site. ( http://www.bobbymcferrin.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.fif-lso.org/artists/reginacarter.htm | ||
| Featured at NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1257690, this master violinist transcends a number of musical genres. ( http://www.fif-lso.org/artists/reginacarter.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.patmethenygroup.com/ | ||
| Information on Pat Metheny can be found at his official site. ( http://www.patmethenygroup.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.terrilynecarrington.com/ | ||
| Terri Lyne Carrington is part of the new group of women professionals from the last few decades who have established a strong presence on the jazz scene. ( http://www.terrilynecarrington.com/ ) | ||
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