The Gershwin Gang. A society jazz trio, which performs popular jazz standards for private, corporate and public events nationwide.

GlasJAZZ. Glasgow, Strathclyde G11. Scotland. Conatct: Michael Clark. Scottish Jazz, with musicians, interviews, live audio, album reviews, CDs, Jazz Standards and more.

Jazz Baritone Saxophone. Tony Denton lives and work in the UK. Tony is The Director and a baritone saxophone teacher at the Leeds College of Music, a college has specialised in the teaching of Jazz music for more than 30 years.

Jazz Bassoon Daniel Smith. A musical pioneer of the bassoon with his many award-winning recordings and live performances throughout the world.The world's most recorded bassoon soloist with a repertoire ranging from baroque concerti to contemporary music, including jazz, ragtime and crossover. He is the only bassoonist performing and recording in both the classical and jazz fields. His unique career has been profiled in Gramophone, the New York Times, Fanfare, Classical Music, Musical Heritage Review, Music And Musicians, American Record Guide, Classic CD and leading British newspapers including The Times. His solo performances include classical recitals, jazz concerts with his quartet, concertos with orchestra and highly popular programmes divided between classical and jazz, with music that ranges from Vivaldi, Elgar, Mozart and Verdi to Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Described as the ‘Rampal of the bassoon’ and ‘a phenomenon’, he brings his unique sound and style to concert series, festivals and jazz clubs.

Peter Carter. UK drummer Pete Carter. Big Bands. Links and more.

Jazz Cat. Bass player and composer Ben Crosland. Works with and also produces CD's featuring both local and internationally known musicians

Jazzdates. Chris Walker's listing that covers all the live jazz events in the BBC Radio Solent area - Hampshire, Dorset Isle Of Wight etc.

Jazz Services. Africa House 64 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6BD. The National Jazz Organisation for the UK. Offering a very wide range of services and databases. A major force in jazz promotion throughout the British Isles. Editor: John Fordham.

Jazz In Leeds New web site for jazz in Leeds. Run by Nigel Slee musician and promoter.

Martin Taylor. is a world-class performer and composer. This virtuoso guitarist of international repute first came to prominence in the late 70's through his collaborations with violin legend Stephane Grappelli with whom he recorded some 20 albums including recordings with Michel Legrand, Peggy Lee, and Yehudi Menuhin. In an eleven year collaboration which took in numerous world tours.

Mike Hall. is a jazz saxophonist and educator based at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK. Teaches jazz theory, history and saxophone. He also directs the RNCM Jazz Collective.

The New Lights Big Band. A sseventeen piece Big Band playing great jazz and swing music to audiences around the East and South of Manchester. Playing a huge variety of music from WWII swing to modern jazz.

Peter King. In the words of one critic, “the finest alto saxophonist that Britain has ever produced, and one of the finest in the world today” (Dave Gelly, 'The Giants of Jazz', Aurum Press, 1986), has been a major influence on the British Jazz scene ever since he played, (at the age of eighteen!), the opening of RONNIE SCOTT’S, London’s internationally famous jazz Mecca

Alex Yellowlees. Perth, Scotland. Scotland's leading jazz violinist. He performs in a style reminisient of the legendary Stephane Grappelli.

Young Blood. An exceptionally tallented young & powerful big band described as "incredible,amazing,unbelievable" is now taking bookings from September onwards & for their German tour from 17/07/00.

Anita Wardell. Singer. London. Jazz vocalist Anita Wardell has been acclaimed for the unique artistry she brings to scat and be-bop singing. Raves from peers and critics alike have cemented her reputation as one of Britain's finest vocalists

Paul Amrod. Composer, Piano. He received his musical education at the world-renowned Juilliard School. In 1980 after a seven year tour through the New Yorker Jazz scene and as the opening band for such acts as Janis Joplin, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, NRBQ, he returned to Juilliard and closed out with a Masters Degree, majoring in Composition.

Paula Atherton. Sax, flute, vocalalist, and bandleader.

Bill Evans Organisation. Devoted to the memory and promotion of the work of one of the all time greats of jazz piano.

The Four Freshmen. Offical Web Site devoted to the music of this superlative group.

Jazz Hawaii. Comprehensive listing of jazz clubs and related topics. JazzHawaii is the beginning of a determined effort to expand upon the selection of venues where both artists can express their musical gifts and listeners can delight.

The Honolulu Jazz Scene. A Weekly Calendar of Live Jazz in the Honolulu Area.

JazzJamCafe. [contact: Trish Mairet, Mairet Productions. Listing weekly Jazz Jam Sessions at various venues in and around the San Francisco Bay Area, USA. All levels of players and vocalists are welcome at these on-going open jams and most of them are 'straight-ahead' or 'bebop' oriented jazz sessions]

Jazz Walks. A series of jazz-focused guided walwalking tours through selected New York neighborhoods. Operating under theSwingStreets banner, jazz journalist Paul Blair began leading groups on excursions through three different sections of Harlem in mid-2002. Each route covers a multitude of sites associated with both the area's rich jazz history and its current music scene. Also seen are the homes, offices and studios of other notables, famous churches, landmarks associated with the civil rights struggle and blocks exemplifying particularly distinguished architecture.

Johnnyjazz's Jazz Page. Jazz From The California Coast.

Lou Mecca. Selected by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as outstanding Jazz Guitarist. Voted a "New Star" in the Guitar Category in the Downbeat critics Poll.

Helen Merrill. One of the most significant voices in Jazz. Her long career began with her first album on the Mercury Emarcy label arranged and produced by Quincy Jones in 1954 up to her latest cd album released in early 2000. In between were more then 50 Jazz albums and countless concerts, club dates, festivals and other jazz activities.

Charlie Miller. Dr. John Band Music Director-Arranger. New Orleans born & raised Jazz, Blues, R&B Many Euro & Japan tours. Historic latin bands in N.Y.

Lenore Raphael. Top pianist, composer and clinician on the New York and national jazz scene, playing the music of Thelonious Monk, as well as great originals.

Zoot Sims. Site devoted to this all time great.Memorabilia from the Sims familiy collection. Tribute recordings featuring Jim Hall.

Original Dixieland Jazz Band. Famous New Orleans Jazz Band performing again.

A Passion for Jazz. Music commentary, history and education featuring photo gallery, festivals, virtual piano chords, music teacher locator and Jazz MIDI file archive.

Philly Jazz Scene. Started in 1994 a very comprehensive and well organised coverage of the 'Philly Jaz Scene' Gigs, venues, musicians, and very much more...

Vivian Lee. Straight-ahead jazz vocalist and recording artist singing the music of Gershwin, Porter, Kern, Fields, Jobim and others. Site includes bio, photos, updated newsletter, CD sound bites and order form for CDs.

Greg McKenzie. Pianist, musician, arranger, and composer.

Cynthia Scott. Grammy Contender, born in Arkansas, began singing at the age of four and was the 10th child of 12 children in a musical family. She developed her craft singing gospel music in her father's church. After high school, Cynthia moved to Dallas, Texas, and started singing on the local club scene. She became a "RAELETTE" with the RAY CHARLES organization, recording and touring with him for two years. On one European tour with Ray Charles, which was promoted by the late, great NORMAN GRANZ, she had the pleasure of sharing the same stage with THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA and OSCAR PETERSON.

Taylor Made Jazz. P O Box 177. Buffalo, New York, USA. 14240-177. Taylor Made Jazz is a Rhythm and Blues Jazz band, noted for their work with charitable organizations and conducting workshops educationg children also for Entertaing at various Festival, Embassies, overseas

Deanna Witkowski. Pianist,composer,vocalist, looks to diverse musical worlds in her fusions of jazz, afro-latin, and classical musics Trained as a classical pianist and flutist, Witkowski didn't discover jazz until attending Wheaton College where she studied with the Chicago-based pianist Brad Williams and tenor saxophonist Larry Panella.

Women in Jazz. Presenting information about Women in Jazz, both past and present

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