Blogroll

• A Blog Supreme

  New jazz blog from NPR

• All About Jazz

  A great jazz website with reviews, interviews, and numerous other valuable resources.

• Bagatellen

  A site primarily jazz-oriented, but with interesting cultural points of departure.

• be.jazz

  Incisive jazz commentary.

• behearer.com

  A wiki discography devoted to jazz from the 1970-1990 era.

• Brilliant Corners

  The only journal in the world that focuses on jazz-related literature, edited by Indiana University Ph.D Sascha Feinstein (co-editor of The Jazz Poetry Anthology and its sequel, The Second Set).

• Current Research in Jazz

  A new online journal of jazz scholarship, edited by jazz research impresario Mike Fitzgerald.

• Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society

  Bandleader and composer.

• Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches

  Commentary and interviews from musician and writer Hank Michael Shteamer

• Destination Out

  Music and commentary on the best of past and present outside jazz.

• Dial “M” for Musicology

  A blog discussing all things musicological—check out the “hipster” and “jazz” categories in particular.

• Do the Math

  Blog for the Bad Plus, featuring Ethan Iverson’s often provocative and interesting commentary and interviews.

• Downbeat

  Long-running jazz magazine of note.

• Easy Does It

  A bilingual blog about jazz.

• Final Chorus

  Jazz writer Nat Hentoff’s JazzTimes column.

• Hardbop Homepage

  A site devoted to one of the most prominent styles in 1950s and 1960s jazz.

• If Charlie Parker Was A Gunslinger, There’d Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats

  A photocentric blog of Cold War-era popular culture.

• Jason Crane: The Jazz Session

  Features in-depth podcast interviews with jazz artists such as Sonny Rollins & Gary Burton.

• Jazz Beyond Jazz

  Jazz writer Howard Mandel’s musings on matters musical and otherwise.

• Jazz Lives

  Ruminations on modern and classic jazz from writer Michael Steinman.

• Jazz Loft Project

  The recreation of a kinetic 1950s/60s New York City underground jazz scene.

• Jazz Studies Online

  Columbia University’s jazz-cultural studies site, with a wealth of essays and multimedia elements.

• Jazz.com

  Jazz writer Ted Gioia’s ambitious, comprehensive undertaking, featuring 30 contributors and a balance of modern and classic jazz information.

• Jazzcorner Speakeasy

  Another lively and thought-provoking jazz forum that leans more towards modern jazz and improv.

• Jazzhouse.org

• JazzStandards.com

  Background on the writers, performers and history of American popular song

• JazzTimes

  Website for the magazine.

• JazzWax

  An outstanding jazz blog from New York City writer Marc Myers, often devoted to a “hidden history” of jazz, featuring interviews and in-depth profiles

• Jerry Jazz Musician

  Essays, interviews, and more about jazz and American civilization.

• Larry Kart

  Musings from America’s leading jazz critic (in this site’s humble opinion) and author of JAZZ IN SEARCH OF ITSELF. Click on “options” to see all posts.

• Living With Music

  V. Hofmann’s blog for music collectors.

• Michael Fitzgerald’s Jazz Research Page

  Home page for jazz researcher and author (RAT RACE BLUES, a biography of Gigi Gryce) Michael Fitzgerald. A bevy of discographies, biographies, and other fascinating jazz data, including an article on the Lenox School of Jazz in Massachusetts, a highly inf

• Mule Walk and Jazz Talk

  Random thoughts, casual writings and specific research on early jazz styles

• Noal Cohen’s Jazz History Website

  Excellent features on the hardbop era and some of its most interesting performers, from the co-author of RAT RACE BLUES.

• NPR Jazz and Blues

  NPR’s new multimedia site, featuring interviews, profiles, streams and much more

• Organissimo

  One of the best jazz discussion groups on the Web, tending to focus on 1950s and 1960s jazz.

• People Vs. Dr. Chilledair

  Historian and writer Bill Reed’s blog of jazz and popular song

• Rifftides

  The blog of jazz writer and Paul Desmond biographer Doug Ramsey, offering observations on jazz and other cultural matters.

• SloaneView

  Jazz singer Carol Sloane’s remembrances, stories, and otherwise from a 50-year jazz career.

• Song With Orange

  Commentary from musician & L.A. jazz radio DJ Kellen Yamanaka.

• Stomp Off, Let’s Go

  The blog of veteran jazz writer, producer and Bessie Smith biographer Chris Albertson.

• Talkin’ Jazz

  Blog for the historical-profile radio program.

• Terry Teachout

  Blogging on all things cultural. Includes a great compendium of jazz video links.

• The Blindman’s Blues Forum

  A great blues forum with a recently-added discussion area for jazz.

• Today in Jazz

  Daily recap of musician birthdays and significant dates in jazz history.

• Ubu Roi

  Mr. Roi is always listening to interesting music.

• Villes Ville

  Formerly Midriff–a blog with an emphasis on Ellingtonia.