Getting Started with Naxos Music Library Jazz
Naxos Music Library Jazz is an online, streaming music library with over 32,000 albums in the following categories:
- Contemporary jazz from Scandinavia, the United States, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand
- Pop and rock
- Jazz legends (e.g. Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt, Stan Kenton, Bessie Smith, Teddy Wilson)
- Contemporary instrumental ambient, soft jazz, Celtic and world music, combining both contemporary and traditional styles, mainly from New Zealand and Australia
- Blues legends
- Nostalgia (e.g. Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Maurice Chevalier, Marlene Dietrich)
How to access Naxos Music Library Jazz
It can be accessed either through our A-Z list of Databases or via the method below.
- Go to tpl.ca and enter Naxos Music Library Jazz in the search box
- Click on Access Online under Naxos Music Library Jazz
- Enter your library card number and PIN
Searching
Search by keyword(s) from album or track title, artist, composer, etc. in the search box on the top right of the home page.
Use Advanced Search to:
- Restrict search terms to fields (composer, artist, group, instrument, label, country) and combine these fields in a search; or
- Search by instrument or by the country a composer was born, lived or worked in most of his or her life.
Browsing
Browse by recent additions (New & News), people, categories, and labels.
- Labels. There are over 250 and include the catalogue of Warner Jazz, EMI, Fantasy and others.
- Categories are the categories listed at the beginning of this guide.
- Recent additions are listed by addition period (each 7-9 days long). News is also accessible in this section.
Listening
Listen to an album by:
1. Clicking on the artist/title line in the search results.
2. Then click on “Select All” (on the album page).
3. Then click on “Play.”
To listen to one or more tracks:
1. Tick the box(es) next to the track(s).
2. Then click on “Play.”
Playlists & Favourites
To create a playlist:
- Find a track or album you would like to add to a playlist, then click on the add-to-playlist symbol.
- If you do not yet have your own account, you will be asked to sign up for one (name, email, password) and log in.
- 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).
- Click on the “Add to Playlist” button at the bottom of this window.
Favourites are created in the same manner, but by selecting the heart symbol instead. This can be found to the left of the add-to-playlist symbol.
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.
For more information or for help, please contact our Answerline service.