A very extensive paper about recording big bands. It has information about the recording methods of the 1920s and 30s.

Website of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, one of the original and still one of the best big band orchestras.

Explore music at home and in class with homemade instruments. In "Top of the Charts," Emily Elizabeth gets inspired to create the happiest song in the world. Emily Elizabeth, Jack, Pablo, Samantha, and Clifford pool their talents and...

Uncover biographical facts about African American jazz musician, Fletcher Henderson, who formed the first big band orchestra in the early 1920s.

Read about jazz clarinet player and big band leader Benny Goodman. This site features major highlights of his career.

Duke Ellington was one of the most successful big band leaders of all time. Read about his life and music and learn more about his influences on the jazz world.

This site provides a general overview of the nine-banded armadillo, including a focus on its diet, habitat, predators, social structure, and more.

Lots of information on Benny Goodman with links to related subjects: his music, his band members, his bands and orchestras.

This resource highlights the career of big band leader Fletcher Henderson, by providing a brief overview of his life and music. It includes a few audio clips of his music.

Learn of the historical contributions of jazz musician, band leader, and Pennsylvania native, Billy Eckstine in this succinct biography.

A succinct biographical sketch that examines contributions to the jazz and swing eras by noted musicians, band leaders, and Pennsylvania natives, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey.

Investigate the behavior of a string of rubber bands and clips, and discover why it produces patterns of movement called waves. Includes full list of materials, procedures, and scientific explanation of what causes different types of waves.

Biography of Duke Ellington, one of the originators of big band jazz, and a noted composer.

With a brief biography and a couple of audio clips, this resource features the talents of drummer and big bandleader Chick Webb.

Part of the larger site, Jazz by PBS and Ken Burns, this page highlights the life of Teddy Wilson, one of the first black musicians to play with prominently white artists. Biographical information is from the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.

Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, two of the greatest jazz composers, collaborated on hundreds of works. As you explore this exhibition, you will have an opportunity to view original music scores, listen to audio clips, and view videos...

A comprehensive resource devoted to all aspects of Charlie Parker including a biography, links to his contemporaries and influences, a complete discography with reviews, and a bibliography.

Take a walk through this part of American history surrounding World War II. Each section includes cultural history of the time, with links pertaining to art and architecture, books and literature, education, fads and fashion, historic...

Learn about the great big band leader Duke Ellington at this informative website. This site highlights his life and career in a well written article.

This short, but detailed, biography gives a good summary of Glenn Miller's musical life.

This site offers a short biography of the great musical composer Glenn Miller. Includes information on his backgrounds, as well as his musical achievements.

This resource presents an overview of the musical career of Duke Ellington tells the chronological story of his rise to fame as an American jazz musician.

Biography, discography, suggested reading, and links to Fletcher Henderson's contemporaries.

A short biography with links to related topics, filmography, and a short bibliography are included in this Red Hot Jazz Archive.