The Tech Guide

Jazz heats up Web site, new CD-ROM

September 20, 1996
Web posted at: 4:45 a.m. EDT

From Correspondent Dennis Michael

The oldest form of home-grown American music has gone hi- tech.

Jazz has officially entered the computer age with a new multimedia look at its history and an award-winning site on the Internet.

"Hello, I'm Herbie Hancock, your humble host for this guided tour of 'Living Jazz,'" the beginning of this new CD-ROM states.

But "guided tour" is an understatement.

"Living Jazz" is a virtual history lesson of the unique sounds and styles of a uniquely American musical form.

The CD-ROM brings the user inside the world of jazz through rare interviews, historical commentary and vintage performance videos from the hot hi-de-ho's of one jazz legend, Cab Calloway, to the frosty trumpet of the avatar of the Cool Jazz movement, Miles Davis.

For the latest sounds from Hancock, close down your CD-ROM and get your web browser on track for Jazz Central Station.

This home page for jazz aficionados won the honor of best web site earlier this year at the inaugural "Online Music Awards."

With an imaginative train-themed graphic interface and its own theme song, Jazz Central Station bops and swings with interactive and informative features.

Points of interest on this site include music news, live chat sessions, real-audio interviews and previews.

The jazz destinations link sends web surfers out on a virtual tour of live shows around the world, including the Monterey Jazz Festival.

Fans can view the seating charts and check out the biographies of all the artists playing at the festival.

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