http://www.dmcommunityjazzcenter.org/ The CJC was founded in March of 1988. The CJC has thrived under the leadership of Phyllis Leaverton.  The main objective of the CJC is to provide young musicians an opportunity to develop their talents and enjoy music in a non-competitive environment.  Over the years, CJC has maintained a regular monthly jam session on the first Sunday of every month at Java Joe's Coffeehouse (www.javajoescoffeehouse.com) in downtown Des Moines.  The CJC Big Band also performs there on the third Sunday of every month

http://www.apassion4jazz.net/    History of Jazz origins, styles and musicians featuring photo gallery, festivals, webcasts, teacher locator, piano chords, lessons and Jazz MIDI files archive.

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/timeline.htm Jazz history timeline.

http://www.circle-of-fifths.net/   Helps students memorize the all-important circle of fifths

http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=education   Downbeat magazines page of resources for students of Jazz.

http://www.jazzcorner.com/   COOL!  the largest portal for the official websites of hundreds of jazz musicians and organizations.

http://www.jazzphotos.com/   Photographer William Gottlieb's web site. Many of his famous photos are displayed here and lots of interesting history of jazz.

http://www.jazzinamerica.org/l_jazzprog.asp?LPOrder=1 A listing of colleges and Universities offering Jazz instruction, with brief synopses of their programs.

http://www.neajazzintheschools.org/home.php?uv=s An interactive Jazz education resource from the NEA