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All About Jazz - media, information, opinions, audio downloads, photo gallery, artist directory, interviews, reviews, calendar of events, and much more.

AP Quintet - website for this young and upcoming jazz group from the West Michigan area. Group includes a former winner of the WMJS Jimmy Forrest Music Scholarship.

Beltline Big Band - website for this full-size stage band playing classic jazz from the 30's and 40's. A treasure chest of great entertainment and wonderful music

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp - a summer school of the arts located on a 1,200 acre campus in Michigan’s Manistee National Forest.

Margaret Carlson - Chicago area contemporary jazz singer. Frequently works with jazz pianist Frank Mantooth, also of Chicago.

Classic Stereo - a Grand Rapids born high quality stereo and video company designed for the true audiophile and video enthusiast.

Fontana Chamber Arts seeks to enrich the human spirit by supporting the creation and performance of high quality chamber music and visual arts within the diverse communities we serve. Headquartered in Kalamazoo.

Fred Knapp Trio - all graduates of WMU and the Gold Company, with a flair for making familiar tunes sound new again with sophisticated arrangements.

The Hard Bop Homepage - dedicated to the jazz style of the late ’50s and early ’60s.

The Indie Bible - resources for the independent musician.

InterJazz - the Jazz information plaza of the Internet.

Jazz Online - reviews, artist bios, music clips, events and club listings, radio links, and more.

JazzWorld - info about jazz musicians and the music.

Paul Keller Records - home of Paul Keller Orchestra and recording company. Formed in 1999 by bassist Paul Keller.

Mary Rademacher - Song stylist from Grand Rapids, MI who freelances nationally and regularly performs with her jazz/variety group, "The Rad Pack", along with other musicians and groups.

Remembrance of Swings Past - features photos and discussion. Includes such artists as Regina Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Anita O'Day, Brad Mehldau, and Harry Sweets Edison.

Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra - plays at Cliff Bells jazz club in Detroit. Features trumpet legend Marcus Belgrave; pianist Scott Gwinnell, ex-professor at Blue Lake.

Steve Talaga - Grand Rapids area pianist, composer, and arranger. Leader of the Steve Talaga Trio and member of Mind's Eye, the Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra, and other ensembles. Music faculty at Hope College, Aquinas College and Cornerstone University.

Twin Cities Jazz Society - a great website for the Minneapolis/St. Paul jazz scene. Insightful and full of information on musical events and personalities.

WGVU - Radio - The Grand Rapids area premier radio station for jazz. WGVU Radio and TV stations are a service of Grand Valley State University and are the area's Public Broadcast System affiliates.

What Is Jazz? - selections from Dr. Billy Taylor's lecture series at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Includes hypertext cross-indexing by artist, genre, and geographical context.