JAZZ MUSICIAN LINKS

STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER - Reference Books & More Online
http://find.galegroup.com/menu/start?userGroupName=lom_highwms&prod=SRC-1
Quality reference biographical information. Type name in basic search box.

GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY - Reference Books Online
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=lom_howellhs&authCount=1
Quality reference biographical information. Type name in basic search box.

GROLIER ONLINE - Online Encyclopedia
http://go.grolier.com
Type a name into the "Find it Fast!" box to find some great biographical information.

ALL MUSIC
http://www.allmusic.com/
Type the name of the jazz artist in the search box and click on "Go." Then use tabs to explore biography, discography, and songs.

BIOGRAPHY.COM
http://www.biography.com/
Type the name of the jazz artist in the search box and click on "Go" to find biographical information about your artist.

ARTIST DIRECT
http://www.artistdirect.com/
Type the name of the jazz artist in the search box and click on "Search" Then click on artist name. Then use tabs to explore albums, biography, and lsiten/watch.

LEGACY RECORDINGS - JAZZ
http://www.legacyrecordings.com/Genres/Jazz.aspx
Type the name of the jazz artist in the search box. Then click on the link to Legacy Recording page for the artist to access biography and discography information. Click on an album title in the discography to be able to listen to previews of songs.

BLUE NOTE RECORDS - JAZZ ARTIST CATALOG
http://www.bluenote.com/CatalogArtistIndex.aspx
Type the name of the jazz artist in the search box. Then click on the artist's name under "Artists" to access biography and discography information. click on the album cover picture in the discography to be able to listen to previews of songs.

PBS JAZZ BIOGRAPHIES
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/
Click on the name of the artist in the alphabetical list.

100 (and a few more) JAZZ PROFILES: BBC Radio 3
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/profiles/indexaz.shtml
Click on the name of the artist in the alphabetical list.

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