"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.
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 469762
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 343858
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 165091
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1019381
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 812390
Professional Editions-Jazz Ens
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 804361
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 804160
Henry Mancini Concert Library
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 803104
ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 215024
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1023148
Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1023144
Easy Jazz Combo
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score
Item no.: 1020477
Easy Jazz Combo
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score
Item no.: 1020476
Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1019597
Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1019077
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814102
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813784
Young Jazz ensemble
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813575
Young Jazz Classics
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809272
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809126
Professional Editions-Jazz Ens
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809030
Discovery Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807887
Professional Editions-Jazz Ens
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807659
Young Jazz Classics
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806278
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 805385
Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 801099
Vocal Solo or Tenor Sax Feature
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 798819
Low Brass Ensemble (w/opt. rhythm section)
for: Tiefes Blechbläserensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 808967
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 798615
Hal Leonard Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 798613
Little Big Band Series
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 744985
Discovery Jazz
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 697265
Essential Elements
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533776
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1019608
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811845
Young Jazz Classics
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811158
Easy Jazz Ensemble Paks
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 812937
Vocal Solo-Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Voice, big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 812903
Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 810830
Easy Jazz Combo Series
for: Combo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 612930
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689592
Easy Jazz Combo
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1550933
Festival Choral
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 154592
Artist Transcriptions
for: Saxophone
Music score
Item no.: 138142
Symphonic-Concert Band Series
for: Flugelhorn and Concert Band/Harmonie
Score, Parts
Item no.: 805884
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807533
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 800113
Jazz Ensemble Library
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 798793
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