And all that jazz

June 26, 2010 12:24 PM

The New England Jazz History Database is an active and growing library of materials focused on the preservation and education of the History of Jazz in New England.

Features thousands of photos, audio and video recordings, biographies, and articles.

posted by gman (5 comments total)

That sure is a specific cause. Maybe I'll start a Texas Polka History Database.
posted by cmoj at 2:19 PM on June 26, 2010

Oakland: Where did jazz come from?
posted by hanoixan at 2:56 PM on June 26, 2010 [3 favorites]

*electrocutes hanoixan through AT&T terminal*
posted by obiwanwasabi at 4:33 PM on June 26, 2010

:)
posted by hanoixan at 5:02 PM on June 26, 2010

This is awesome, thanks gman.

I really like the collection of handwritten scores (with a couple from Jaki Byard! Whee!) I would never willingly give up computers for printing out part sheets (and transposing!) but seeing these does make me a bit sad that the scores left behind from future generations won't, by and large, have nearly as much character.
posted by SpiffyRob at 5:40 AM on June 27, 2010