Links to the Rest of the Jazz World

Traditional Jazz Websites:

Jazz Clubs, Festivals and Places of Interest:

Traditional Jazz Publications:

Websites of Individual Musicians and Bands:

  • If you need a good band on eastern Long Island check out Jazz on the Half-Shell.
  • Jim Fryer has a great website with up-to-date info about where he is working these days. He's so busy now that he has to check it himself every day just to see where he's going next!
  • 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 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. Joe 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.
  • Washboard Slim's Blue Lights jug band has been around for a long time now.
  • 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.
  • Jonathan "Jazz" Russell is the young violinist we met at the Hot Steamed Festival in the summer of 2003 and again in 2004 & 2005.
  • John Clark's Wolverine Jazz Band is one of Boston's finest.
  • 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:

Sites that are Useful for Music Research:

Miscellaneous Links: