Edward A. Berlin's
Website of
Ragtime and Scholarship
RAGTIME LINKS Mike Meddings Monrovia Sound Studio Ragtime—Blues—Hot Piano This is the platinum of ragtime research sites. Built by Mike Meddings with contributions from a host of dedicated scholars, the site presents an extraordinary collection of source materials on Jelly Roll Morton and related subjects. The Rag-Time Ephemeralist An independent journal of extraordinarily high quality. Sample articles may be read on its website. The Mississippi Rag The best and most comprehensive monthly periodical dedicated to ragtime and traditional jazz. Jazz-Institut Darmstadt. A clearing house of information on current research in jazz, including ragtime. John Farrell’s MIDI Page. John Farrell, one of the master piano roll makers of modern times, transfers his skills to creating MIDIs. Warren Trachtman’s Ragtime MIDI Page. Warren is involved in developing MIDI files that approach the sound of live pianos. At his best, he’s close. John Roache’s Ragtime MIDI Library. The late John Roache pioneered the skill of making ragtime MIDIs more than wooden transcriptions. His site is continued by admiring friends. BluesTones Music Rolls. Rob DeLand’s piano roll site, packed with roll information. Artcraft Music Rolls. Created by Douglas Henderson, a master of modern interpretive piano rolls, this site is a massive font of information on the different types and styles of mechanical pianos and rolls. Mechanical Music Digest. Archives of the MMD listserv and other information. Tim Gracyk's Home Page. An extensive survey of vintage phonographs and records. Camden, New Jersey, and the History of Recorded Sound. The title says it all. Max Morath, The Ragtime Man The home page of ragtime’s premier entertainer. The Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation Site of the Scott Joplin Festival in Sedalia, Missouri. Swedish Ragtime Home Page A large, informative site with an important international perspective. Bohém Ragtime Jazzband An excellent 8-piece Hungarian ensemble, dedicated to the styles of ragtime and early jazz. Its leader Tamás Ittzés (piano, violin, vocal) is also the founder of the International Bohém Ragtime & Jazz Festival, held annually in Kecskemét since 1992. Scott Joplin House State Historic Site in St. Louis A restored Joplin residence that has been fashioned into a museum of the ragtime years.  This ragtime sheet music from 1915 has a cover that looks as if it could have come from a comic strip. |
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