Jazz Music Videos - Like Real

Great Jazz Music Videos That Give You The Feel Of "Being There" - Minus The Hazzle. Videos On Big Band Swing And Other Jazz Styles Of Various Eras. And They're Mainly For Free!

Hi, Jazz Lover:

Watching jazz music videos in the comfort of home is a pleasant alternative to the hazzle of attending the concert hall.

It suits the convenience of the day or the night. It allows browsing for that favourite jazz style or the famous jazzer - to hit on a show that fits your mood of the moment.

Presented below is a sampling of jazz music from prestigious online sites. They offer Free viewing of shows on various jazz forms.

There is also a selection of very interesting videos that you want to add to your collection.

Here's to your entertainment > > >

(1) Jazz Music Videos@ PBS

JAZZ: A Film By Ken Burns - from Public Broadcasting Service

"A History of American Music" is an enlightening documentary produced by renowned film-maker Ken Burns. Jazz has been hailed as America's greatest cultural achievement, and this film is a brief exploration of the music.

1 Click the above link.
2 Click "Watch The Video Trailer" (in small print)
at the centre of the webpage. (You'll need RealPlayer.)

(2) Jazz Music Videos@ New York

Wynton Marsalis in Action - on his Trumpet & with his Band

Watch and listen to this living jazz legend in action: Marsalis, Artistic Director of Jazz At Lincoln Center in New York.

1 Click the above link.
2 Scroll to the bottom of the webpage.
3 Click "Live At The House Of Tribes".
4 Click "Watch The Video" at the bottom of the new window.

(3) Jazz Music Videos@ Your Collection

A Collection of Great Jazz Videos

--- on big band jazz, the swing era and famous jazz figures of the time. You may wish to add some of these to your collection.

1 The Cotton Club
.......... musical by Francis Ford Coppola set in Harlem during the swing era

2 Harlem Jazz Festival, 1955
.......... featuring famous big band leaders like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Cab Calloway

3 Benny Goodman: Adventures in the Kingdom of Swing
.......... renowned clarinet player and big band leader

4 Count Basie: Swingin' The Blues
.......... famous pianist and big band leader

5 Duke Ellington: On The Road
.......... legendary pianist and big band leader

6 The Glen Miller Story
.......... starring Jimmy Stewart as the big band leader

7 Gene Krupa: Jazz Legend
.......... jazz drummer and bandleader

8 Cab Calloway and Friends (1935-1950)
.......... another famous big band leader in action

9 Jazzball
.......... jazz legends in action: Louis Armstrong, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa and more

10 Louis Armstrong: Satchmo
.......... featuring this inventor of "swing" at home and on stage and other activities