"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.
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part drumset
Item no.: 1425755
for: Concert band
Tenor saxophone in B-flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1424756
for: Jazz ensemble
Clarinet 1 in B flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1423852
for: Jazz ensemble
Guitar (single part)
Item no.: 1423847
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Tenor Saxophone
Item no.: 1423836
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Tuba
Item no.: 1423714
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Alto saxophone
Item no.: 1423699
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Alto saxophone 2
Item no.: 1423698
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet 4 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1423669
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Horn 1 (F)
Item no.: 1423058
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 1423003
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part drumset
Item no.: 1422963
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet 4 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1422946
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trombone 3
Item no.: 1422935
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Tenor Saxophone
Item no.: 1422933
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trombone 2
Item no.: 1422734
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Flute
Item no.: 1422710
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 1423576
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet 2
Item no.: 1423574
for: Jazz ensemble
Guitar (single part)
Item no.: 1423536
for: Jazz ensemble
Guitar (single part)
Item no.: 1423483
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 1423479
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet 3 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1423469
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Tuba
Item no.: 1423435
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Baritone saxophone (E-flat)
Item no.: 1423246
for: Jazz ensemble
Guitar (single part)
Item no.: 1423204
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Baritone saxophone (E-flat)
Item no.: 1423169
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trombone 2
Item no.: 1430658
for: Marching band
Clarinet 1 in B flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1428759
for: Marching band
Bass guitar (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1428749
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet 3 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1422340
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet 4 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1422339
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Alto saxophone 2
Item no.: 1422331
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet (B-flat) 1
Item no.: 1422321
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Tenor Saxophone 2 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1422305
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trombone 1
Item no.: 1422276
for: Symphonic orchestra
Bassoon (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1422253
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet (B-flat) 1
Item no.: 1422205
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet 4 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1422202
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1422199
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Vibraphone
Item no.: 1422189
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Tenor Saxophone 2 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1422128
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part drumset
Item no.: 1422123
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet 2
Item no.: 1422109
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Alto saxophone
Item no.: 1422031
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet 3 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1422005
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trombone 1
Item no.: 1422003
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Tenor Saxophone
Item no.: 1421986