A new location for jazz addicted web-heads to surf to is [email protected], a jazz information site affiliated with Pennsylvania’s WITF-FM. Hosted an produced by Russ Neff, the site features audio archives of jazz music, links to other web sites and news about important jazz events. The main draw is the music, of which there will be plenty to listen to. A visitor to the site can choose a program to listen to from a list of one-hour segments. Each program has an accompanying playlist which will be useful for listeners who would like to learn more about the artists they are interested in. Russ Neff is a veteran jazz broadcaster and co-founder of the Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz. He hopes to create a unique spot for jazz on the web that will feature content not available elsewhere. The address for [email protected] is http://www.WITF.org/jazz
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