John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Chick Webb
With a brief biography and a couple of audio clips, this resource features the talents of drummer and big bandleader Chick Webb.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Fats Waller
This resource presents a brief biography about jazz pianist and composer Fats Waller. Also featured in this resource are a couple of audio clips of his music.
New York Times
New York Times: Interactive: Jimi Hendrix
An interactive synopsis, by "New York Times" art desk staff writer Ben Sisario, of a 2006 biography about Jimi Hendrix called "Room Full of Mirrors." Narrated in a slideshow format, the site highlights episodes of Hendrix's career and...
Naxos Digital Services
Naxos Digital Services: Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Biography devoted to musician Tomaso Albinoni. Provides links to recommended recordings as well as a site devoted to Antonio Vivaldi.
Other
Hildegard Publishing Company: Francesca Caccini
Provides biographical information about the Rennaisance composer, Francesca Caccini.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: William Grant Still
Read about composer William Grant Still in this resource. This brief biography highlights the career of this African American composer.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Duke Ellington
This resource features a brief biography about big band leader Duke Ellington. It includes some audio and video clips of his music.
Merna A Forster
Heroines: Liona Boyd
Concise biography and lots of links on Liona Boyd, "First Lady of the Guitar."
Other
Class Act: Lena Horne
Discusses the career of actress and singer Lena Horne; the site provides a brief biography highlighting her life. Included are also links to some of the major films she was in.
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Afgen.com: Scott Joplin
A reasonable biography from Afgen.com of Scott Joplin with some audio to go along with it. Not too detailed, but plenty of information.
Other
Hildegard Publishing Co.: Vizzana, Donna Lucrezia Orsina
A paragraph of biographical information about Donna Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana.
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Hildegard Publishing Company: Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
A paragraph of biographical information about Chiara Margarita Cozzolani.
Other
Hildegard Publishing Company: Antonio Bembo
A paragraph of biographical information on Antonio Bembo, a female composer of the Early Baroque period.
PBS
Pbs: Defining Jazz Music
In this lesson, students will develop a definition of jazz. Through biographies and interviews of jazz musicians, students will learn what jazz music is about.
Other
Hildegard Publishing Company: Rosa Giacinta Badalla
Provides biographical information about Rosa Giacinta Badalla, a composer of the Early Baroque Period.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Wayne Shorter
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Wayne Shorter, an African-American musician and composer, a major jazz saxophonist, among the most influential hard-bop and modal musicians and a pioneer of jazz-rock fusion music.
PBS
Pbs: Jazz: Wynton Marsalis
Providing information part of a PBS presentation, "Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns," this website offers a brief article on Wynton Marsalis, a musician known for his accomplishments in both jazz and classical music.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Big Joe Turner
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Big Joe Turner, a black American blues singer, or "shouter," whose records were imitated by white musicians in the early days of rock and roll.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Bobby Mc Ferrin
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Bobby McFerrin, an American musician noted for his tremendous vocal control and improvisational ability. He often sang a cappella, mixing folk songs, 1960s rock and soul tunes, and jazz...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Earl Hines
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Earl Hines, an American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer whose unique playing style made him one of the most influential musicians in jazz history.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Jamie Foxx
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Jamie Foxx, an American comedian, musician, and actor, who became known for his impersonations on the television sketch-comedy show In Living Color and later proved himself a versatile...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Lonnie Johnson
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Lonnie Johnson, a prolific black American musician, singer, and songwriter, one of the first major blues and jazz guitarists.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Milt Jackson
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Milt Jackson, an African-American jazz musician, the first and most influential vibraphone improviser of the postwar, modern jazz era.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Sonny Stitt
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Sonny Stitt, a black American jazz musician, one of the first and most fluent bebop saxophonists.