Links - Music and More
Victoria Dance
Victoria Bands
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Naden Band -
This is Victoria's famous band of the Maritime
Forces Pacific.
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The String of Pearls -
Our good friends and Victoria's
best vocal swing group!
Victoria Music Organizations
Victoria Entertainment and Tourism
Elsewhere on the Web
Dance
Bands
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Seattle
Repertory Jazz Orchestra - Historically
observant performances of Jazz music's greatest
works
Roosevelt
Jazz - Seattle's outstanding Roosevelt High
School Jazz Program
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Sentimental
Journey Orchestra - in Atlanta, Georgia, a
classy site for a very classy band!
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NC Revelers Orchestra - in North Carolina, a
great source of information on big bands past and present.
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The Bob
Hughes Big Band - led by alto sax
Bob Hughes, entertaining coastal Connecticut
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The Phil Dando Big Band -
The Phil Dando Big Band is a fifteen piece Swing Band located in the
U.K. consisting of five saxophones, four trumpets, piano, bass, drums,
vocalists Brian Crane and Heather Castle and Phil himself on trombone.
Male vocals are drawn from the libraries of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett,
Michael Bublé, Bobby Darren, Dean Martin and Matt Monro to name but a few
and from our female vocalist comes a range of songs from Ella Fitzgerald,
Billie Holliday, Shirley Bassey and many other greats.
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ConChord
Big Band - from East Grinstead,
England, a highly entertaining show band
with a wide repertoire that covers swing,
jazz, pops, movie and stage music
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Night and Day Orchestra
- THE "NDO" from Beaumont,
Texas offers the classy look and sound
feel of the great touring big bands.
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Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
- This is the band's (led
by trombonist Buddy Morrow) official web site.
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Glenn Miller Orchestra
- This is the band's official web page (links, itinerary, CD's, info on the band)
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Brian
Setzer Orchestra - A very high energy big
band fronted by a great guitarist.
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Cherry
Poppin' Daddies - Swing on steroids....
one of the more popular new swing bands.
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Mood
Swings Big Band - Baltimore's Youngest & Swingin'est
Big Band
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George
Gee - Runs agreat band based in New York
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Bill
Elliot Swing Orchestra - an L.A. based
band
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Chicago
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra - Specializing
in performances of the Stan Kenton repertoire.
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Esquires -
working mostly in Southern California.
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Bill
Travis Swing Orchestra - San Francisco-based.
Clubs & Festivals
Music Resources
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PDF Big Band Charts
Excellent Big Band Charts By Top Writers - For Less Than $20 bucks.
Listen to the charts on this site, view score, download, print and play.
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International
Alliance for Women in Music - A resource
on women composers and women in music topics.
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International Trombone Association
- Trombone
players of the world unite!!!
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International
Trumpet Guild - A "must see" for all
trumpet players, of all ability levels.
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International
Saxophone Home Page - Saxes have to
have a home too!
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Music
Educator's National Conference - Geared
toward music educators... but something for
everyone.
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International
Association of Jazz Educators - The name
says it all, something for everyone.
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Music
EducationLinks - Music Education Resource
Sites
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Canadian
Musician Resources - A great resource with
links to clubs and associations
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Marina
Music - This company is based in Seattle,
Wa. - Excellent customer service - Outstanding
selection!
Sierra Music Publications - Kenton alumni, Bob
Curnow, is publishing great big band charts.
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New
Vintage Music -online source of CD's and big
band charts.
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J.
W. Pepper Music - Sheet Music of All Publishers
- World's Largest Sheet Music Retailer
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The
Big Band Page - lots of big band midi's
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Shareware
Music Machine - The World's Biggest
Music Software Site!
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Musicians
Play - A Musician's Art Galley & Shoppe
- Prints, T-Shirts, Cards etc.
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The
Lyrics Library - if you are looking
for those hard to get song lyrics,start
here
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The
Big Band DataBase Plus - An extensive
database covering every aspect of the world
of Big Bands.
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Build
Your Own Music Stands - Detailed plans,
photos & diagrams
of the SJO'z big band music stands
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Trumpet
Studio - The source site for trumpeters
with recommended recordings, books and equipment.
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GigMasters -
Online Booking Agents - listing 16,895 musicians,
entertainers, and vendors!
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Vocal
Eliminator - An electronic device to eliminate
vocals from recordings (not cheap) but it works!
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A
Guide to Jazz Trumpet Players - All
you've ever wanted to know about jazz's
best trumpet players
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The
Red Hot Jazz Archive - A history of jazz
before 1930
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Jazzoids -
Info on Jazz in the Pacific Northwest
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Buena
Vista Social Club - Ry Cooder's gathering
of the greatest Cuban musicians
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The
Blue Flame Cafe - An interactive encyclopedia
of the great blues singers and singers of the
blues
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The
Contemporary List of Jazz Links - You'll
find almost every jazz place in the World Wide
Web here
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Canadian
Jazz Sites - A very extensive guide to Canadian
Jazz on the internet
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Vancouver
Jazz - You complete guide to Jazz in Vancouver,
BC Canada
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All
About Jazz -Your personal guide to Jazz
on the Web. Jazz magazine & resource.
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Jazz
On-Line - The new voice in Jazz
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The
Blue Note Jazz Club - The famous New York
Jazz Club! Live audio feeds. Info on artists,links
etc.
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Big Band City
- Lots of info on big bands (including
the Commodores ).
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Jazz
Hall Of Fame Lyrics - Find your favorite
lyrics here.
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Jazz
Vermont - A big band camp for adults!
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My
Buddy - Buddy Rich was famous for his
bad temper. Here is a site with Read Audio
files of the "Famous" Buddy Rich Band Bus tapes.
Warning! Not for the faint of heart and much
crude language! This page also has a written
transcript. YIKES!
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The "Official" Buddy
Rich Web Site - This site is endorsed
by Buddy's daughter Cathy.
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J.J. Johnson - A great site for one of the greatest
'Bone players of all time, and many other jazz greats.
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Tribute
to Jack Teagarden - Fans of this great trombone
player should visit this site.
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Buddy
Rich Appreciation Site - by Roger Berg
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Buddy
Rich Tribute Site - Lots of photos of
Buddy & his
band.
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Gene
Krupa Reference Page - Really impressive
fan site - with seemingly everything you could
want.
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Bobby
Hackett - Lots of info on this great trumpet
player
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Charles
Mingus - His official site. Includes info
on the "Mingus Big Band"
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Fred
Wesley - A trombonist known for his association
with James Brown, George Clinton& Count
Basie
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Duke
Ellington - Lots of info
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Stan Kenton, A Tribute - Honoring Stan Kenton,
one of the most prominant figures in modern jazz
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Spike
Jones - all right, he ain't a jazz legend.
But he is definitely a legend!
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