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JAZZ IN GENERAL

Jazz in Canada Home Page
The (Canadian) Jazz Cranny of the Web. Devoted to the jazz scene in Canada.

World Wide Jazz Web
Collection of pointers to clubs, festivals, artists, and instruments.

People in Jazz
Connects to biographies, discographies and criticism.

Jazz Links
An archive of examples of Jazz in 20th Century Literature. Also has Jazz Oral History Index.

Jazz for Beginners
A list of jazz recordings for the neophyte.

Jazz Books
Complete catalog in alphabetical order. Today's sample -- All that Jazz: A Record Diary, by Philip Larkin, $10.95, plus numerous witty and insightful short articles. Larkin's entire output from '61-'71.

The Origins  of Big Band Music

This article by Bob Thomas is an excellent concise ooverview of the evolution of African American and European music into early jazz through to the big bands of the thirties and forties.

Creative Improvisation Workshop, January 2008 in Toronto, with Victor Bateman.

STEAM DANCE

Swing Dance & Lindy Hop Toronto
Lots on swing dance history and listings.

The Beginning of the Lindy Hop : SavoyStyle, the original Lindy Hop. It all all started at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem 1926. Frankie "Musclehead" Manning created the first air steps in 1935, and the Lindy Hop soared.

Learn to Dance Online

Learn to dance online: Swing, Jive, Salsa, Lindy Hop, Ceroc, Latin and Ballroom. Free lessons and dance moves online.

CURIOUS ARTIFACTS

Kurt Elling concert instructions.

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Yellow Door Learning Centre

In the welcoming environment of 6 St. Joseph House — at St. Joseph Street and Yonge — The Yellow Door Learning Centre offers new ways for people to learn in a hospitable community setting. Our courses bring fun and fulfillment back into the experience of acquiring new skills and understanding.

Contact us if you would like to have your link posted here.

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