"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.
Easy Piano Personality
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 603868
A Guide To Developing A Driving, Swinging Beat
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 603487
The Complete Guide to Blues Guitar Soloing Techniques, Concepts, and Styles
for: Guitar
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 632183
Brass Ensemble
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 400876
Brass Ensemble
for: Tuba
Music score
Item no.: 400752
Signature Licks DVD
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 344358
A Step-by-Step Breakdown of the Guitar Styles and Techniques of a Modern Jazz Legend.
Guitar Signature Licks
for: Classical guitar [acoustic guitar]
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), online playback
Item no.: 351077
Fretboard Roadmaps
for: Guitar
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 214571
for Eb instruments
for: Alto saxophone [baritone saxophone]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 212247
Get Your Band Together
for: Keyboard
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 418963
Chill-out pieces to enjoy between exams.
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 374804
Rhythmic Concepts Using the Beat, the Body and the Brain
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 289108
for: Trombone
Music lesson book (bass clef)
Item no.: 243489
for mixed chorus and piano
(saxophone, bass and drums ad lib)
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 661967
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 609196
18 Authentic Transcriptions
for: Piano
Item no.: 432067
Easy Piano Songbook
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1532778
Lessons on Self-Mastery from Music to Life
Book
Item no.: 1558942
21 solo etudes for jazz phrasing, interpretation and improvisation
Jazz Conception
for: Tenor saxophone [soprano saxophone]
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 205543
Jazz
for: Flute
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1352507
Vocal Solo With Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 612439
Jazz Classics for the Young Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681649
(Teaching material)
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 584430
Written by Colin Bailey, this BK / CD pack helps players develop their bass drum technique and increase their flexibility through mastery of excercises
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 409722
for: Piano
Songbook
Item no.: 636895
A Logical Method for Enhancing Your Jazzabilities
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 673030
Joy Of
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 417655
Musicians Institute Private Lessons
for: Guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 357676
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Jazz ensemble
CD
Item no.: 555401
Discovery Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 813769
for: Keyboard
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 298296
Arrangements aus dem Jazz– und Rockbereich für Laien– und Schulchöre
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 180329
Discovery Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1532969
Kendor Jazz Gateway
for: Jazz Ensemble Plus Opt. Flute, Clarinet, Horn In F, Tuba And Vibes
Score, Parts
Item no.: 913299
"Based On The Chord Changes To ""Song For My Father"""
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 913260
C
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026304
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025958
G
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025941
G
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026527
Eb
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026438
G
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026432
G
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026416
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027765
Medium Swing
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 630875
30 lessons to expand your Blues Vocabulary
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 625030
Laid-Back Swing
Jazz Classics for the Young Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635144
Chill-out pieces to enjoy between exams.
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 460848
Book & CD
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 460142
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