"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.
Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1061151
Smart Chart Music-Jazz Arrangements
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1068955
From the Movie: Orfeu Negro
for: Brass ensemble (5 parts); piano [keyboard], guitar, bass, drums ad lib.
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 1289278
for: Clarinet, piano
Music score
Item no.: 727941
for: Piano
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 1633781
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1378548
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1378070
for: Piano
Item no.: 1365940
for: Piano
Item no.: 1365927
for: Piano Duets & Four Hands
Item no.: 1365808
for: Piano
Item no.: 1365742
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365737
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365716
for: Guitar TAB
Item no.: 1363392
Kiss Me Kate
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363238
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1363167
for: Choral
Item no.: 1374194
for: Choral
Item no.: 1374180
for: Choral
Item no.: 1374012
for: Choral
Item no.: 1373987
for: Jazz Ensemble
2nd Baritone T.C.
Item no.: 1417782
for: Jazz Ensemble
2nd Baritone T.C.
Item no.: 1417743
for: Jazz Ensemble
2nd Baritone T.C.
Item no.: 1417699
for: Jazz Ensemble
Guitar Chords
Item no.: 1417636
for: Jazz Ensemble
Guitar Chords
Item no.: 1417548
for: Jazz Ensemble
Baritone T.C.
Item no.: 1423027
for: Jazz Ensemble
Guitar Chords
Item no.: 1422960
for: Jazz ensemble
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1422958
for: Jazz ensemble
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1412795
for: Jazz Ensemble
Baritone T.C.
Item no.: 1412164
for: Jazz Ensemble
3rd Baritone T.C.
Item no.: 1411958
for: Jazz ensemble
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1418136
for: Jazz Ensemble
Baritone T.C.
Item no.: 1417955
for: Jazz Ensemble
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
Item no.: 1418752
for: Jazz Ensemble
3rd Baritone T.C.
Item no.: 1418687
for: Concert Band
1st & 2nd F Horns
Item no.: 1419799
for: Jazz ensemble
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1419748
for: Jazz Ensemble
Baritone T.C.
Item no.: 1423854
for: Choral Pax
Drumset
Item no.: 1425781
for: Jazz Ensemble
3rd Baritone T.C.
Item no.: 1415799
for: Jazz Ensemble
Guitar Chords
Item no.: 1415725
for: Jazz Ensemble
Guitar Chords
Item no.: 1415620
for: Jazz ensemble
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1415619
for: Jazz Ensemble
3rd Baritone T.C.
Item no.: 1415615
for: Jazz ensemble
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1415550
for: Jazz Ensemble
Guitar Chords
Item no.: 1416752
for: Jazz ensemble
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1416751
for: Jazz Ensemble
Guitar Chords
Item no.: 1416509