Hardbopjazz Posted May 25, 2011 Report Posted May 25, 2011 Which jazz artist has the best website, and why you like it over others? Not kissing up, but I do like the layout of http://www.organissimo.org/ I also like Randy Weston's website www.randyweston.info and Sonny Rollins' site, www.sonnyrollins.com Randy's has a lot of infomation about his career. Sonny's, well I just enjoy Sonny's playing and everything by him. Quote
Mark Stryker Posted May 25, 2011 Report Posted May 25, 2011 (edited) Two completely nutty sites that I love: Carla Bley's site is as bonkers as she is (and I say that with much affection): http://www.wattxtrawatt.com/ Bill Carrothers, a fine pianist who relocated some years ago to the Upper Penisula of Michigan: http://www.carrothers.com/ (take a look at the free piano lesson under "I love a piano" -- valuable stuff. Edited May 25, 2011 by Mark Stryker Quote
king ubu Posted May 25, 2011 Report Posted May 25, 2011 Yes, the Bley site is wonderful! Love it! Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted May 25, 2011 Author Report Posted May 25, 2011 I never been to Bley's site. It is great. Quote
Chicago Expat Posted May 25, 2011 Report Posted May 25, 2011 Darcy James Argue. Lots of information regarding projects, videos of live shows as well as streaming tracks, and most importantly, I can hear the music on his album. Drives me nuts when I go onto an artist site and can't hear the music or only samples (exception to that rule is when the artist links to a Bandcamp or Myspace page where they stream all their music). Tim Collins and Jeremy Udden, also, for the streaming of their albums. Omer Avital has a ton of music to listen to, and the Anzic group also streams a lot of their stuff on Bandcamp, too. Quote
colinmce Posted May 26, 2011 Report Posted May 26, 2011 Ran Blake's is very nice. Good deals on his music, too: Blake : Quote
papsrus Posted May 26, 2011 Report Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) Matana Roberts, only because I was checking it out last night prior to ordering her new CD. (Although some of the accolades can be a little over the top: "The amazing Matana Roberts," etc.) Also Wadada Leo Smith. A more straightforward presentation, but I've enjoyed pondering his unique writings about music. The only thing that turns me off a bit -- as with any site that does this -- is that a sound clip fires up as soon as you hit the page. But he's hardly alone there. Edited May 26, 2011 by papsrus Quote
tranemonk Posted May 26, 2011 Report Posted May 26, 2011 I spend a lot of time at ChickCorea's website. chickcorea.com Quote
Head Man Posted May 26, 2011 Report Posted May 26, 2011 Ran Blake's is very nice. Good deals on his music, too: Blake : I had no idea he'd made that many albums! Quote
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