"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.
Book
Item no.: 151353
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531194
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 812797
for: Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet or Bariton [TC]
Buch
Item no.: 1354413
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1354324
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1001350
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1000508
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 888147
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1317104
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1162320
for: Bariton and Piano
Buch
Item no.: 1070845
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380049
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Alto saxophone
Item no.: 1408456
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet 3 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1408415
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trombone 4
Item no.: 1408410
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Alto saxophone
Item no.: 1408400
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Tuba
Item no.: 1408376
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Tenor Saxophone
Item no.: 1408373
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Tenor Saxophone 2 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1408372
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trombone 3
Item no.: 1408366
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 1408344
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Vibraphone
Item no.: 1408329
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Alto saxophone
Item no.: 1408328
for: Jazz ensemble
Guitar (single part)
Item no.: 1408314
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Baritone saxophone (E-flat)
Item no.: 1408295
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet 2
Item no.: 1408279
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trombone 2
Item no.: 1408267
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trombone 1
Item no.: 1408255
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Baritone saxophone (E-flat)
Item no.: 1408228
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Alto saxophone
Item no.: 1408135
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet (B-flat) 1
Item no.: 1408107
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet 2
Item no.: 1408106
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Alto saxophone
Item no.: 1408037
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Alto saxophone 2
Item no.: 1408036
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1360805
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1360454
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1360417
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1360974
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1360971
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1359249
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1359220
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1359210
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1359174
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1359070
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1360367
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1360363
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1360295