"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.
Grade 6-8
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1018565
FJH Young Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 968556
FJH Symphonic Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 968465
FJH Piano Teaching Library
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 968210
Unterrichtsmaterial
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 394192
Discovery Level 2
for: VoiceTrax CD
CD
Item no.: 1640525
Advanced Jazz Ensemble Method
for: Jazz ensemble
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1594340
Advanced Jazz Ensemble Method
for: Jazz ensemble
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1594334
Great Tunes from the Master of Jazz
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 896426
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1020952
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 275433
A Comprehensive Method for Jazz Style and Improvisation
for: Jazz wind class [trombone]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 337673
A Comprehensive Method for Jazz Style and Improvisation
for: Jazz wind class [trumpet (B-flat)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 697101
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet 1
Item no.: 668767
for: Melodic instrument in C
Buch
Item no.: 1019611
10 Jazz Standards for Vocalists with Combo Accompaniment
trombone
for: Voice, jazz combo (3–4 winds, rhythm group)
Single part Trombone
Item no.: 499337
for: Jazz wind class [clarinet (B-flat)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 372582
for: Drum kit
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 320926
for: Melodic instrument in C
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 263437
for: Trombone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 966663
for: 2-Part Treble Voices [SS] and Piano, optional jazz combo
Set of parts
Item no.: 644648
Milestones
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1550892
Advanced Jazz Ensemble Method
for: Jazz ensemble
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1594344
The Walsh Collection
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 1197097
Pop und Rock
for: Male choir (TB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 912998
Volume Three
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 320842
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1087016
The Walsh Collection
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1197045
A Comprehensive Method for Jazz Style and Improvisation
for: Jazz wind class [vibraphone]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 691342
A Comprehensive Method for Jazz Style and Improvisation
for: Jazz wind class [tuba]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 691340
Jazz
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1594069
1St/2Nd Trumpet
for: Jazz ensemble
Buch
Item no.: 585683
A Comprehensive Method for Jazz Style and Improvisation
for: Jazz wind class [guitar]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 697099
A Comprehensive Method for Jazz Style and Improvisation
for: Jazz wind class [tuba]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 697091
FJH Sacred Piano Library
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 968073
FJH Intermediate Jazz Ensemble
for: Chamber ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 967883
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036148
3Rd Edition
Buch
Item no.: 881368
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1031019
Advanced Jazz Ensemble Method
for: Jazz ensemble
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1594343
Advanced Jazz Ensemble Method
for: Jazz ensemble
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1594342
Advanced Jazz Ensemble Method
for: Jazz ensemble
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1594338
Compilation of techniques for composition and jazz improvisation
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1657232
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1105931
for: Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano and Percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 839983
Director's Score + CD + CD-ROM
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, CD
Item no.: 1594345
Jazz
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1594767