"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.
A Step By Step Approach to Improvisation in Jazz, Rock and Pop Music
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 659326
21 complete transcriptions as played by Kenny Washington and 21 drum lead sheets
Jazz Conception
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 295096
Instrument awareness, fundamental, advanced jazz approaches and Transcribed Solos
for: Guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 224641
Practice like never before. Workout!
Major scales - arpeggios
for: 1–3 violins; bass instrument (C) ad lib.
Ensemble score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 620652
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 496059
The New Method for Learning to Read Written Jazz Music
for: 1–2 tenor saxophones
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 223735
for: Clarinet
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 499182
The definitive book on bop drumming
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 217009
Novello Ladies' Barbershop for female chorus a cappella score
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 607346
10 Jazz Standards for Clarinet
Authentic Jazz Playalong - CD Included
for: Clarinet; voice ad lib.
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 466567
Educational Publications
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 137282
15 Easy Pieces for Playing & Improvising
for: Piano
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 682760
Jamey Aebersold 1
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 170404
for Choir and Piano
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Songbook
Item no.: 681824
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 776973
Integrity Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir book
Item no.: 625746
Essential elements for playing in big band and jazz ensembles
for: 1–2 trumpets
Music lesson book, 2 playback CDs
Item no.: 677104
The fun way to learn!
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 139354
VOCES8 Singles Series
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1012992
An introduction to Style and Technique
Schott Pop-Styles
for: Violin
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 687543
An approach to practicing improvisation
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 167470
Coordinating Independence as Applied to Jazz and Be-Bop
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 311233
Jazz Play-A-Long for all Musicians
Volume 47
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 149214
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 401734
All three parts of Kenneth Baker's best-selling method, revised and fully updated, in one complete volume with three CDs!
Complete Keyboard Player
for: Keyboard
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 135198
From the Classic Hot Licks Video Series
for: Guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online video
Item no.: 696951
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 260959
Jazz
for: Accordion
Buch + CD
Item no.: 581138
10 great studies in the style and language of bebop
for: Trombone
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 774922
10 great studies in the style and language of bebop
for: Trumpet
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 774925
Faber Piano Adventures®
Students Choice
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 667535
Kurze Repertoire- oder Konzertstücke
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 188162
Books 1-3
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book
Item no.: 161604
Artist Transcriptions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 327871
Popular Songs Series
for: Piano
Songbook
Item no.: 664063
Ten great etudes for playing and improvising on the blues
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 676413
Easy quartets for beginners
for: 4 saxophones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 445047
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; percussion ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 491348
10 great studies in the style and language of bebop
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 774924
for all saxophones
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book
Item no.: 395596
9 Boogie-Woogies
for: Trombone [euphonium] (violin and bass clef)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 771921
21 complete transcriptions as played by Mike LeDonne and 21 lead sheets
Jazz Conception
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 310785
for low voice
spiral-bound
for: Combo [voice low]
Realbook (C)
Item no.: 559603
18 exercises for mixed chorus (SATB)
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music lesson book
Item no.: 337552
50 Classic Songs for Piano and Voice with Guitar Chords
The Platinum Collection
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 468579
Jazz Book
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 310958
For Today's Drummer: 50 Exercises to Master-Sight-Reading in Rock
for: Drum kit
Music score
Item no.: 1552493
Jazz Chorals
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 809322
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