Go to Tpl.Caand Enter Naxos Jazz in the Search Box
WHAT
An online, streaming music library with 1000s of albums (about 185,000 tracks) in the following categories (no. of albums is approximate):
contemporary jazz / 10,000 / from Scandinavia, the United States, Germany, Australia and New Zealandpop and rock / 2,500
jazz legends / 2,000 / e.g.Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt, Stan Kenton, Bessie Smith, Teddy Wilson
nostalgia / 500 / e.g.Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Maurice Chevalier, Marlene Dietrich
contemporary instrumental / 300 / ambient, soft jazz, Celtic and world music, com-bining both contemporary and traditional styles, mainly from New Zealand and Australia
blues legends / 200
world / 100 / authentic and crossover music from Timbila to Jiangnan, Russian folk songs to Icelandic ballads
relaxation / 100
HOW
Go to tpl.caand enter “naxos jazz” in the search box
Click on Access Online under Naxos Music Library (Jazz)
Enter your library card number and PIN
Search by keyword(s) from album or track title, artist, composer, etc. in the search box on the top right of the home page.
Useto:
- restrict search terms to fields (composer, artist, group, instrument, label, country) and combinethese fieldsin a search; or
- search by instrument or by the country a composer was born in or lived and worked most of his or her life in
Browseby label, artist, composer, genre or recent additions to Naxos Music Library Jazz.
Labels.There are 440 but most are represented by fewer than 5 albums. The ones with the largest numbers of albums are Fantasy (142), Warner Jazz (117), Challenge Classics (31) and Enja (28).
Genres are the categories listed in the what section of this guide.
Recent additionsare listed at the top of the home page. Click on “More Recent Additions” for albums added during the latest four addition periods (each 7-9 days long).
Listento an album byclicking on the artist/title line in the search results, then on “Select All” (on the album page) and then on “Play Selections.”
To listen to one or more tracks, tick the box next to the track, then click on “Play Selections.”
Playlists.To create one:click on the tab, sign up (name, email and password) and activate your account through your email and then log in.Search or browse for albums. On the album page, select one or more tracks and click on “Add to Playlist.”In the window that pops up, create the playlist you want the track(s) to be on (or give the location of a playlist you’ve already created) and click on the “Add to Playlist” button at the bottom of this window.
Mobile App. Download the free iOS or Android app. Sign in using the email and password you used in your Playlists account.
note: An internet connection is required to stream the content. Using cellular data is not recommended as streaming multimedia content can consume a lot of bandwidth. Wi-Fi is available at all Toronto Public Library branches.
Answerline
416-393-7131
May 2018