Welcome to The Place For Jazz Lovers. This site is designed to assist those who love Jazz music in finding music, artists and biographies of those artists they admire. Additionally, this site is a companion to The Place For Jazz Lovers which can be found on PalTalk. Every Friday night between 9PM and 2AM EST on PalTalk "NYSlimGoodie" and "MsSmoothJazz" host a room where wonderful jazz music can be heard. (http://www.paltalk.com)
Who is your favorite jazz musician? Did you know that your favorite jazz musician may have a biography in the National Endowment For The Arts American Jazz Masters pages? There are literally dozens of artists who have received recognition for their contribution to jazz music. Information such as: date of birth, home town, career background, musical awards received, video clips and much much more. It's also a great resource to research artists you may not be familiar with. To get more information about the artists that you admire ===> (Click Here)
Which compact disk is that tune on? Is your favorite tune performed by other artists? Has that old album been released on compact disk yet? How many CD's does a particular artist have? These and many other questions can be easily answered by visiting the Gracenote Compact Disk Data Base (CDDB) site. Many audio players automatically connect to CDDB to build a playlist when a CD is inserted in your computer. You can go directly to the website ===> (Click Here)
Do you collect albums? Looking for that out of circulation LP? Literally thousands of recordings to choose from. A very impressive list with reasonable prices as well. Artists like Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey and Ella Fitzgerald in their original sleeves. Some are even sealed.. In addition to those hard to find jazz LP releases, Discovery Records carries all other music categories including spoken word and sound effects. All collectors should check this one out ===> (Click Here)
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Convert CD's, Tapes and LP's to MP3's or .wav files. Maybe highlights from the game to MP3 or .wav files. The uses of this program are limited only by the imagination. GoldWave is a very good audio editing shareware program. It is fully functional and fully featured. All you need in addition to your PC is a good microphone. Several sound effects including echo and vocal removal. A multi-track version is also available. If you have CD's, tapes or LP's that you would like to convert to MP3's or .wav files... this is the program that will do it for you ===> (Click Here)
If
you can't find it at your local music store you will probably find it here. In
addition to the impressive stock of jazz music selections, you can listen to a
one half minute sample of all tracks of almost the selections in stock. This is a great way
to try a CD before you buy a CD. CDNOW also has popular DVD's in stock
and carries all categories of music. Make sure you're getting what you pay for
by checking CDNOW first. Click icon below.
Below are links to the websites of major record companies. They provide valuable information such as new artists, new releases, audio & video clips and tour dates. Most have jazz sections or jazz artists and some are strictly jazz companies. Click on any record company below to go directly to their site. Bluenote Arista WBJazz Warner Brothers Records Columbia Epic Rice Records MCA RCA PRA GRP CTI Verve Sony Music Motown Atlantic Lightyear Tower
Free musical greetings can be found at Beatgreets. In addition to a wide selection of jazz artists there are musicians of all music categories. There are cards for special occasions and holidays such as birthdays and Valentines day. These musical greeting cards can also be customized with your own words. With each card you receive confirmation that it was delivered and picked up. You can also request for the receiver to send a greeting back to you. Let someone know that you are thinking about them today. Go to Beatgreets ===> (Click Here)
Ever wonder where the eateries and coffee shops get those wonderful posters from? Well you can get those great jazz musicians prints from AllPosters. Literally hundreds of posters to choose from and these prints can also be framed. In addition to jazz artists, musicians from all catagories of music can be found here. Other categories are also available. Decorate that den or send a friend one of these great posters as a gift. Search AllPosters categories in search box below.
If you find the cost of new CD's does not fit into your budget, used CD's are probably your next best alternative. Maybe you can't always find the artists you are looking for. DjangoMusic carries a wide selection of new and used CD's. Some of the best jazz music along with all other categories can be found here. There is also a great selection of new and used DVD's available. Buy used and save ===> (Click Here)
Have duplicate CD's? Maybe a few that you would like to sell? Instead of going to the local music store where you will get a flat rate per CD, check out Uzed.com. Purchase prices vary. However you may get more for some of your CD's than your local store will offer. Bulk sales are also available for your convenience. It is a good way to maximize the sales value for your CD's. To check the values ===> (Click Here)
Peer To Peer (P2P) programs are a way for you to get music, pictures, movies and programs. These programs allow a community of users to share what they have with each other. Below is a list of 4 of the top P2P programs available. Best of all... these programs are free. Note: These programs require installation. Click on the site name below for more information. KAZAA WinMX IMESH BearShare Grokster Shareaza
When is you Birthday? Would you like to celebrate it at The Place For Jazz Lovers? Contact us by email or sign the guest book below and let us know. We will be more than happy to spruce things up for you on your Birthday. We will even make a special allowance to play R&B if you like. Don't wait ... set you Birthday Bash up today.
Email comments or suggestions to: NYSlimGoodie@Yahoo.com
