professional jazz judges. For musicians in trouble There is a musicians benevolent fund for those in need.  www.mbf.org.uk

Learning  to play jazz
www.iaje.org The International Association for Jazz Education, founded in 1968 is the big one in jazz education world-wide.  Brilliant site, very good bulletin boards, good journal. Active memberships above 8,000 teachers, musicians, students, music industry representatives, and enthusiasts in 35 countries. Go and join.
For a good list of jazz workshops around the country go to www.jazzservices.org.uk Go to jazz services for jazz tutors –a few are listed there by region. For a really good list of top jazz tutors in the South with telephone numbers go to the Jazz in West Sussex section of this site. For the Royal Academy of Music www.ram.ac.uk Leeds College of Music for Jazz studies  www.lcm.ac.ukYou can download a $50 jazz piano course online from www.musiclanguage.com  At www.jazzcourse.co.uk  these folks look as if they have jazz education properly organized. Scottish based, they  run weekend and longer courses at Edinburgh, Worcester, Cambridge and Glasgow. Sensibly priced, too.
Jazz grade examinations Piano, trumpet, clarinet, saxophone www.abrsm.org
Free jazz theory online
US Pianist Marc Sabatella wrote this free jazz material. www.outsideshore.com
Discussion of many jazz songs go to  www.justjazz.com and download the archive www.petethomas.co.uk This site contains some of the best theoretical notes on jazz to be found anywhere on the web. For very good jazz theory material, plus Real books and Sheet music, a US site www.apassion4jazz.net has masses of free theoretical material, probably more than anyone else. The site is good and comprehensive. Look at their theory pages and teach yourself tools. A jazz theory cd is available on an Australian site, this consists of 20 lessons www.jazclass.aust.com  
Terry Seabrook sends out a weekly newsletter of local gigs in Brighton which includes excellent short tutorials on jazz theory.  To get on his newsletter list just e-mail him at t.seabrook@ntlworld.com
For jazz piano a very good site is www.learnjazzpiano.com    This is a wonderful site for jazz pianists. It contains a lot of playing tips, jazz theory including scripts, and a really good discussion group for all jazz enthusiasts. Nexit is a quirky site with funny stories (see his Tips) from the Nick Weldon trio www.jazzpiano.co.uk  Good articles for jazz beginners generally and for guitar players go to www.wholenote.com   Also for guitar players, it’s a specialised portal really, with links to everything you need.  Tips for recording, microphones explained, etc. Good stuff, forums, chat, download riffs. www.guitar.com  Learning music and jazz online try this big site. www.musicianuniversity.com  Site for jazz flute players  www.jazz-flute.com
www.jazzbacks.com is a new British site for downloadable jazz backing tracks for instrumentalists and vocalists. Use them to practise or perform at gigs. Good idea, this. www.songlyrics4u.com  lyrics of standards for singers   dir.webring.com/rw?d=Music/Genres/Jazz This site gives you all the different jazz web rings. You can find your own interest in jazz covered from these jazz all grouped together. To find a qualified music teacher, but not necessarily of jazz www.jazzpianoteachersassociation.org.uk  
www.musicteachers.co.uk   For lessons musiclessons.vbcinternet.net