Links:

I'm keeping this list short. As my website grows, it will be concentrated on my progress, so I will recommend what I consider to be the best website with links to the world of jazz banjo.

Noel Induni's 'Four String Banjo Links' site

Definitely check out Bill Miller's www.banjoseen.com. Bill's mission, along with Sunny, is to tell the world that four-string banjos exist. I don't think a website projects more enthusiasm for Jazz Banjo than his.

I also have to plug my teacher's training materials. I created a page for him.

Advanced Tenor and Plectrum Banjo studying materials by Jim Riley

Jim also help found the Bayside Banjo Aggregation at his house. The link has pictures of the 2004 St. Valentines Day Massacre and Banjo Festival at the Allenberry Resort in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania.

Jim's book, "Riley's Routines for Better Banjo" is also available at David Frey's UltimateBanjo.Com

When I created this website I knew of three wonderful Internet radio stations for Jazz Banjo. I link the sources on My Favorite Banjo Players page. Since then I found a fourth and fifth radio station so I decided to link all of the sources here:

All radio stations are via Live 365.

Now there's Tyler Jackson. For those who think that the four string banjo players are getting old and question whether young people should get started, check his music out. He is already a tenor banjo virtuoso at nineteen or twenty. The songs on his CD range from Harry Reser to his own modern compositions.

I've been fortunate to meet banjo players from all over either in person or over the Internet. Nothing beats meeting people in person and getting the chance to sit down and jam on banjos (or other musical instruments!) For the United States (but I don't believe limited to the U.S.) is the Fretted Instrument Guild of America. Their conventions every August bring many of the best four string banjo players together, professional and amateur. Membership is cheap but the benefits aren't. If you seriously like this little musical world that I'm part of, check out this organization.

Of course meeting people shouldn't be limited to a yearly convention. Here is a something I've called a dynamic reference manual. Participating with other members of this group off list and sharing stories and tips or thoughts is fun. Lurk here if you are shy but by all means see who posts here and maybe someone is close to where you live if you have a hard time finding other four stringers:

Yahoo's Four String Banjo Discussion Group

I also link other sites throughout this website.