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Bands and Artists
Basie, Count, Dorsey, Tommy, Goodman, Benny, James, Harry, Kenney, Mart, Kenton, Stan, Miller, Glenn, Andrew Thielen Big Band, Annapolis Junction Big Band, Art Abrams Swing Machine Big Band, Atlanta Blue Notes, The, Auburn Knights Orchestra, Audubon Jazz Explosion, Australian Cotton Club Orchestra, Baton Rouge Jazz Ensemble, Bedford Big Band, Bensen-Scott Big Band
Big Band World Magazine
A Canadian entertainment magazine for people who treasure the classic hits and happenings from the 40s, 50s to the 90s.
Big Bands Database
Worldwide directory of working and historic big bands maintained by Murray Pfeffer. Includes swing, jazz, territory and society bands, with links to singers, Dixieland jazz, Western swing, wartime songs, sales of arrangements, and songwriter lookup.
Big Bands Today Webring
For current big bands worldwide and related matters of interest.
Craig's Big Bands and Big Names
Music and personalities of the big band era, including Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Benny Goodman. Nightclub reviews from the New York World-Telegram dating from the 1940s and 50s, with photos, audio and links to online shopping.
Mainly Big Bands
Fan site offering articles on Don Ellis, Rob McConnell, Tom Kubis, and Bill Holman. CD reviews, CD sales, biographies, and links.
The Big Band Era
Personal observations on the music of the big bands by webhost Bill Seefeldt, with MP3 recordings of the classic big bands.
University of North Texas
[Denton, TX, US] Significant center for big band jazz offering bachelor's and master's degrees, awarded first college degree in jazz in 1949. Recordings available from One O'Clock Lab Band, alumni news, calendar of events, audition procedures.