Links to the Rest of the Jazz World

Traditional Jazz Websites:

Jazz Clubs, Festivals and Places of Interest:

  • Florida's annual Suncoast Jazz Classic featured the GJB in November of 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. Although surveys showed we were among the five most popular bands there in 2006, the SunCoast Festival board has decided to give us a break this year to make room for other bands. We do hope all of our loyal fans will attend this wonderful festival again anyway, and will encourage the board to bring us back.
  • The GJB also participated in the Central Illinois Jazz Festival in January, 2005. That's another one we wouldn't mind returning to.
  • The Hot Steamed Jazz Festival at the Valley RR station in Essex, last weekend in June...MAP...
  • The Great Connecticut Jazz Festival is the last weekend in July. ...MAP...
  • Music Mountain: Each year in June the GJB returns to Music Mountain in scenic Falls Village for its annual concert at "the string quartet capital of the summer music universe". .. MAP..
    For more info about Music Mountain or to order tickets by phone, call 860-824-7126.
  • Penn's Peak Entertainment Facility in scenic Jim Thorpe, PA has featured the GJB more than once; It's a great place to see a band. DETAILS . . . DIRECTIONS. . . MAP . . .
  • The New Jersey Jazz Society is dedicated to the performance, preservation, and promotion of jazz.
  • In Southern New Jersey the Cape May Traditional Jazz Society is also dedicated to the development and promotion of traditional jazz.
  • The Potomic River Jazz Club is a nonprofit society in the Washington-Baltimore area whose purpose is to preserve, encourage and promote the playing and appreciation of traditional jazz.
  • Bill's Seafood in Westbrook has our kind of music almost every day and great food too. . MAP. . .
  • The Arts Center of Killingworth
  • The Heartbeat Jazz Band has performed and recorded at the Keeney Cultural Center, 200 Main Street in Wethersfield. MAP:
  • Once a year in June the GJB returns the the gazebo on the green in Fairfield for its annual free outdoor concert. . . MAP . . .
  • The Westchester-Fairfield Jazz Society featured the GJB in a recent concert and has a nice website describing its various activities.
  • Jean Hadley told us about the Columbus Washboard Festival. What a Hoot!
  • The First Congregational Church of Southington, 37 Main Street, Southington, CT 06489, presents the GJB once each year for a jazz-flavored service. MAP . . .
  • The Manchester Community College Bicentennial Band Shell has a fine series of summer outdoor concerts. . . . DIRECTIONS . . . MAP . . .
  • The Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown, CT has a "Music at the Mansion" summer concert series, which is free and open to the public. MAP. . .

Traditional Jazz Publications:

Individual Musicians' Websites:

  • Herb Gardner's website:
  • Abbie Gardner's website:
  • Bill Crow's site:
  • Dan Levinson, clarinetist and saxophonist extraordinaire, has a big website with lots of photos.
  • Clarinetist Joe Licari has a new book out: The Invisible Clarinetist
  • New Jersey's Midri Brothers have often performed at festivals here in Connecticut; they are always a big hit.
  • The Barbone Street Jazz Band is the Delaware Valley's most sought-after Jazz/Swing/Hot Dance Band.
  • In the Philadelphia area the Tri-State Jazz Society helps to keep traditional jazz alive and well.
  • Nancy Gee has a new recording out. Nancy performed with us several times when she was living in Connecticut.
  • Norman Field , the fine British clarinetist who has visited us at the Chowderpot a couple of times, has a vast collection of traditional jazz reissues on cassette. He sells them at very reasonable prices.
  • J. P. Alessi has put together a website for his own band and also for New Orleans saxophonist Emanuel Paul, his idol and inspiration. Fred Vigorito was featured with J.P.'s French Preservation band in December of 2004 and again in 2005.
  • Sammy Rimington now has a nice informative website.
  • Clarinetist Joe Licari now has his own website. Joe worked with us often the early Millpond Taverne days, and can be heard on our recording with "Big Chief" Russell Moore.
  • Jonathan "Jazz" Russell is the young violinist we met at the Hot Steamed Festival in the summer of 2003 and again in 2004 & 2005.
  • Jon Seiger from Rochester, NY is a triple-threat on trumpet, piano, and vocals. He performed recently with some of us in a concert on the green on Main Street in Old Saybrook.
  • Joel Schiavone interview with early history of "Your Father's Moustache":
  • Jerry Zigmont has put some nice photos of Woody Allen's band together on his website. Woody used to play with the GJB quite a lot many years ago, and now Jerry works with him regularly in New York.
  • Vince Giordano's Nighthawks are now performing on Mondays and Tuesdays from 8:30 to 11:30 at Charley O's Times Square Grill, 1611 Broadway at West 49th street, Manhattan: 212-246-1960.
  • Gerard Carelli recently performed with us at the ChowderPot. Gerard is a superb singer and trombonist.
  • Trombonist Eddie Bert has a very impressive website.
    Eddie is now working with Drake Smith's ten-piece Jazz Stars Orchestra, which also features yours truly on tuba.
  • The Independence Hall Jazz Band performed along with us at a recent Hot Steamed festival.
  • For more links to individual musicians, go to our Shameless Name-Dropping page.

Dance Websites:

  • For Information about the swing-dancing opportunities everywhere, go to havetodance.com.
  • Here's a good Dance Instruction Website that allows dance students to download instructional dance video clips of dance moves from their favorite teachers.
  • There is a dance instruction website with animated figures and instructions for those of us who are getting tired of telling people that we just washed our feet and can't do a thing with them. To see the animations you must download "Quicktime". There is a link for doing that at the dance website.

Jazz History Websites:

Instruction and Performance Opportunities:

  • The Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival wishes to encourage young people by assembling and rehearsing a band of high school students and/or recent high school graduates to perform at the festival. The band rehearses in North Branford on Monday evenings in late June and July, directed by Art Hovey. Please click HERE for details and a downloadable application form.
  • At New Haven's Neighborhood Music School you can study all kinds of music and get lessons on every instrument, including tuba/trombone lessons with Art Hovey.
  • The Civic Orchestra of New Haven is one of the finest amateur orchestras in Connecticut.
  • The Connecticut Symphonic Band is the finest concert band in the area, without a doubt.
  • To learn about other concert bands in Connecticut and Massachusetts visit the Connecticut Bands website.

Sites that are Useful for Music Research:

Personal Websites: