[Dixielandjazz] Major New Jazz Web Site Debuts

[Steve Barbone]

Worth a visit:

Cheers,
Steve Barbone

Jazz.com announces the launch of its website at http://www.jazz.com -- a
comprehensive jazz portal with thousands of pages of reviews, interviews,
features, discographies and photos.  - 3,000 Pages of Unique Content

A team of more than thirty writers, photographers and artists has been
working for almost two years in preparation for this launch.  Under the
direction of Ted Gioia, author of The History of Jazz and West Coast Jazz,
this team has prepared more than 1,000 new reviews, a comprehensive jazz
encyclopedia, and other exciting content of interest to the global jazz
community.

Key features of the site include:

The largest collection of track reviews ­ focusing on individual songs, not
entire CDs ­ available anywhere.  This unique resource provides in-depth
assessment, rankings and recording details for a comprehensive range of
tracks, covering the full history of the music from its New Orleans origins
to the present day.
 
New reviews published every day.  All reviews come with links for purchase
or downloading.  
 
The Jazz.com Blog, updated daily and covering the latest and greatest
happenings in the jazz world.
 
Interviews with leading figures in the jazz world, including Billy Taylor,
Manfred Eicher, Ron Carter, Maria Schneider, Stefon Harris and others.
 
Visual Jazz galleries featuring the work of the greatest jazz photographers
and artists, including Ray Avery, Herb Snitzer, Michael Symonds, Jos Knaepen
and Suzanne Cerny. 
 
The Dozens:  a regular column in which jazz.com selects twelve must-have
tracks built around a theme.  Recent ŒDozens¹ include ³Twelve Essential Brad
Mehldau Performances²; ³Twelve Great Moments in Modern Jazz Drumming²;
³Twelve Essential John Coltrane Performances²: and ³Twelve Great Tracks from
ECM¹s First Decade.²
 
Lewis Porter¹s Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians with more than 1,400 entries
on currently active jazz performers.
 
The Song of the Day and A Jazz Classic Re-visited  ­ published five days a
week -- with direct links for downloading.  This resource is the perfect way
to keep up-to-date with the best in current jazz, as well as timeless
classics from the music¹s past.
 
Also, jazz.com offers its visitors access to its bulletins boards, its
directory of jazz products and services, and the ability to set up their own
web page at http://www.jazz.com.  All these services are absolutely free.