Big Band Library - http://www.bigbandlibrary.com/
Monthly news, listener resources, and historical information. |
Big Band World Magazine - http://www.bigbandworld.com/
A Canadian entertainment magazine for people who treasure the classic hits and happenings from the 40s, 50s to the 90s. |
Big Bands Database - http://nfo.net/
Worldwide directory of working and historic big bands maintained by Murray Pfeffer. Includes swing, jazz, territory and society bands, with links to singers, Dixieland jazz, Western swing, wartime songs, sales of arrangements, and songwriter lookup. |
Big Bands International - http://www.bigbandsinternational.org/
Quarterly magazine with worldwide news, reviews, and performance dates of "big name" bands. |
Big Bands Today Webring - http://d.webring.com/hub?ring=bigbandstoday
For current big bands worldwide and related matters of interest. |
Craig's Big Bands and Big Names - http://www.bigbandsandbignames.com/
Music and personalities of the big band era, including Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Benny Goodman. Nightclub reviews from the New York World-Telegram dating from the 1940s and 50s, with photos, audio and links to online shopping. |
Internet Sources for Big Band Arrangements - http://www.fredonia.edu/rac/bigbandarrangements.htm
Links to both traditional music publishers and bands selling music. |
The Big Band Era - http://cfelt.com/bigband.html
Personal observations on the music of the big bands by webhost Bill Seefeldt, with MP3 recordings of the classic big bands. |
University of North Texas - http://www.jazz.unt.edu/
[Denton, TX, US] Significant center for big band jazz offering bachelor's and master's degrees, awarded first college degree in jazz in 1949. Recordings available from One O'Clock Lab Band, alumni news, calendar of events, audition procedures. |