Map of Jazz

Learn how to get the most out of the Map using these simple interactions:

Choose a musician

Type musician's name in the textbox - the autocomplete feature will suggest names that match. Click the search icon.

If you do not know where to start, click browser "Refresh" button - Map of Jazz will randomly select a musician for you.
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Inspect the network

Red node in the center is the selected musician, blue nodes on periphery are his/her collaborators. Triangles on the timeline correspond to the sessions when selected musician recorded a session.
Naviagate the timeline

Expand or collapse the timeline by using the timeline slider. Drag the slider to the left to see more time, to the right to isolate few years.
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Track collaborators' influence

As you navigate the timeline, some collaborators gain influence and move closer ot the main musician (red central node) while others do not interact with the main musician as often loosing their influence and moving away from the central node.

When you move your mouse over a collaborator node, the sessions shared between collaborator and the main musician are highlighted on the timeline.
Explore sessions

Mouse over a session triangle to highlight musicians who participated.
Mouse over a musician node to highlight sessions this musician was part of..
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Switch players

Double click on a peripheral node to put them in the center and view their collaborators and sessions.