Important Links

Jazz Improvisation

http://www.outsideshore.com/primer/primer/

http://www.jazzbooks.com/jazzhandbook/Default.htm - The one and only (FREE JAZZ HANDBOOK or FJH)
Downloadable files for practice purposes

http://www.jazzimprov.com/

http://hum.lss.wisc.edu/jazz/

http://www.jazzcenter.org/

Jazz Guitar

Many of these documents were obtained via the "FREE JAZZ HANDBOOK" (FJH) compiled by Jamey Aebersold.

http://www.jazzguitar.com/

http://www.classicjazzguitar.com/index.jsp

http://www.alljazzguitar.com/index2.htm

http://www.csub.edu/~jscully/downloads/buildingscales.pdf - Which scales work with which chords (from FJH)

http://www.csub.edu/~jscully/scales_treble.pdf - The most important scales, notated - in all keys! (from FJH)

http://www.csub.edu/~jscully/blues_C_and_Bb.pdf - Blues progressions for "C" and "Bb" instruments (from FJH)

http://www.csub.edu/~jscully/Blues_Eb_and_bass.pdf - Blues progressions for "Eb" and Bass clef instruments (from FJH)

http://www.csub.edu/~jscully/guitarchords.pdf - Guitarists - follow this link for a .pdf file with jazz chords presented in TAB (Scully)

Commercial Sites

http://www.jazzbooks.com/

Music Theory

http://www.musictheory.net/index.html - The single most important theory site I have encountered.

http://www.societymusictheory.org/mto/

http://www.easymusictheory.com/lessons.html -

http://music.theory.home.att.net/

http://www.und.edu/dept/mcr/ - Home to MANY great links on all things music.

Apple/OS X Information

http://www.osxaudio.com/

http://www.macnn.com/

http://www.macosxlabs.org/index.html

http://www.apple.com/

http://www.apple.com/macosx/

Jazz Clubs (California)

http://www.catalinajazzclub.com/

http://www.jazzbakery.org/

http://largo-la.com/largohome.html

http://www.steamerscafe.com/

Interesting Historical Sites

http://www.pbs.org/jazz/

Jazz Radio (Not Smooth Jazz....)

http://www.kkjz.org/

Artists (International)

http://www.robertdick.net/ - world-class flutist

http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/hansen/Charlie/

http://www.satchmo.net/ - Louis Armstrong

http://www.milesdavis.com/ - Miles Davis

http://www.davedouglas.com/ - progressive trumpeter - Dave Douglas

http://www.johncoltrane.com/ - John Coltrane

http://www.billychilds.com/ - Los Angeles based pianist/composer/arranger

http://www.charliehunter.com/ - 8 string guitar virtuoso

http://www.diannereeves.com/ - vocalist worth checking out

http://www.herbiehancock.com/ - pianist/composer/jazz educator

http://www.riffinteractive.com/expguitar/JoePass1.htm - guitarist I look up to....longingly!!!

http://www.jazzcenter.org/tyner/ - McCoy Tyner - Coltrane pianist

http://www.dukeellington.com/ - Duke Ellington

http://www.patmartino.com/ - contemporary guitarist

http://www.monkzone.com/monkzone.htm - T.S. Monk - the one and only

http://www.mingusmingusmingus.com/flash.htm - Homage to Mr. Mingus

http://www.michaelbrecker.com/ - contemporary tenor sax virtuoso

http://www.wyntonmarsalis.net/main1.html - Wynton Marsalis - composer/trumpeter/educator

Artists (Local)

http://home.pacbell.net/dahamm/index.html - former CSUB student, Dennis Hamm

http://www.kristiner.com/index.html - CSUB alum, Kris Tiner