"If you have to ask what jazz is... you’ll never know." Louis Armstrong
Jazz, born in New Orleans around 1910, was formed through marching bands moving indoors, and mixing with ragtime, blues and other musical styles. No matter your taste, browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Jazz Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of Jazz with Stretta Music today!
Although jazz began very locally, and gradually spread more nationally, it wasn’t until the 1930s that it became more international, becoming popular through the new dance form Swing. Due to the economic crisis, many solo artists began to form big bands, like Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Duke Ellington. Soon Gypsy Jazz also sprung up, which, since it mainly used string instruments, was also called String Jazz, an excellent example being the French guitarist Django Rheinhardt. In the 1940s, through such jazz musicians as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis & Dizzy Gillespie, Bebop evolved, which is the basis for modern jazz. In Bebop, the tempo quickened, the harmonies became more complex, and there was more rhythmic freedom.
Although a lot of jazz throughout the ages was lead by instrumentalists, there were also many famous jazz singers, like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett and Jamie Cullum.
A few important jazz artists of the modern era include John Coltrane, Oscar Peterson and Wynton Marsalis.
Professional Editions-Jazz Ens
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806011
Discovery Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 805209
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 804996
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 802442
Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 801084
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 800455
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 799558
(I Didn't Want to Do It)
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 798827
Vocal Solo or Tenor Sax Feature
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 798820
Nestico Sound Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 798815
Recorded by R. Kelly
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band [youth concert band]
Score
Item no.: 808096
A Path to Authentic Percussion and Ensemble Performance
for: Latin percussion
Music score
Item no.: 800570
Jazz Chorals
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 799504
Direktion und Klavierbegleitstimme
Musik Makes the World Go Round
for: Variables Ensemble
Direktion, Klavierbegleitstimme
Item no.: 139429
Easy Piano (with lyrics and chords)
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 603854
Easy Jazz Combo
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 586294
Big Band Play-Along Volume 1
for: Guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 494875
Ten Big Band Arrangements of Jazz Tunes
Hal Leonard Big Band Play Along 4
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 491022
Artist Transcriptions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 462863
Discovery Choral
for: TTBB and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 442774
Pop Choral Series
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 815267
Pop Choral Series
for: TTBB and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 814409
(ShowTrax CD)
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 810416
Jazz Chorals
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808939
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808103
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 805324
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 291621
Joe Zawinul's hit success
Discovery Band – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672289
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 805268
Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 798210
Young Jazz Classics
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 797320
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745656
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697708
Professional Editions-Jazz Ens
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697700
Discovery Jazz
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 691472
Shuffle
für Big Band und Gesang (Tenor-Saxophon solo)
for: Voice, jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 680550
Easy Jazz Combo
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 362437
Easy Jazz Combo
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 339041
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814798
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814705
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814389
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813739
Professional Ed. Vocal Solo
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813720
Young Jazz Classics
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 812738
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810958
Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 175874
Discovery Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1161541
Professional Ed. Vocal Solo
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809833
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