"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.
William Allen Music – Stage One Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1031228
William Allen Music – Stage One Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019731
William Allen Music-Festival Stage Band
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1022893
William Allen Music-Festival Stage Band
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1010622
William Allen Music-Festival Stage Band
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1021018
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Item no.: 176748
Music Makes The World Go Round
for: Flexible ensemble
Single part Percussion, Kettledrums
Item no.: 494661
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 848590
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 843528
Music Makes The World Go Round
for: Flexible ensemble
Single part Oboe [Violin/Glockenspiel]
Item no.: 494655
for: Guitar
CD
Item no.: 940071
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 931499
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 842394
for: Piano
Item no.: 490159
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 1343592
for: Brass ensemble
Single part Trumpet 1
Item no.: 636681
Standard of Excellence Collections
for: Percussion
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 149698
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1024392
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1017663
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1017628
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1022107
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1020923
for: Jazz-combo (flex instruments, rhythm section)
Score
Item no.: 1020757
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1020078
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1019687
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1019330
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1018851
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1018676
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1010347
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 963318
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1009796
for: Marching band
Score
Item no.: 942045
for: Marching band
Score
Item no.: 940606
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1065387
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1065344
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1064770
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1064151
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1068470
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1067249
for: Jazz Combo
Score
Item no.: 1066245
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 842688
for: Big band
Score
Item no.: 1168172
for: 2 parts and Keyboard
Book
Item no.: 966846
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1022367
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 798320