"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.
Cm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028723
Am
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028453
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1032324
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1032305
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1032226
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1030757
Cm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035991
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035910
Cm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035797
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035776
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036763
Fm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036659
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036444
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036440
Eb
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1036438
for: Trumpet
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1550307
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 942669
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 745856
100 Years of New Orleans Drumming
Traditional Brass Bands, Early Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Funk, Modern Brass Bands
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 371755
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027502
D
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027501
C
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026536
G
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026445
F
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026436
F
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026430
C
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026418
E
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1029046
Blues improvising for piano
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 156666
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635669
for: Guitar
Lesson book (standard notation), playback-CD, DVD
Item no.: 609303
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Item no.: 495161
for: Piano [keyboard]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 206669
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 192768
for: Voice (medium/high), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 275442
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 330350
Pop Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 658339
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1027766
for: Alto Saxophone Quartet
Buch
Item no.: 272403
Am
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1561578
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035887
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 1665466
10 Jazz Standards for Vocalists with Combo Accompaniment
piano/conductor
for: Voice, jazz combo (3–4 winds, rhythm group)
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 499339
The Evolution of a Tenor Saxophone Standard
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1031460
Kendor Jazz Improvisation Method
for: Guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 156787
Vibrato and other Special Effects Tod-ul Tongue
Contemporary Techniques for the Trombone 1
for: Trombone
Music lesson book
Item no.: 491547
Basics, Licks and Analysis of Transcriptions and Method
Developments based on Clifford Brown and Freddie Hubbard Material
for: Trumpet
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 662350
for: Piano
Music book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 377947
Eb
for: Voice, guitar
Melody/Lyrics/Chords
Item no.: 1053046
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