"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
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)
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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
2nd Flute
Item no.: 1418783
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: Jazz ensemble
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1425858
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
for: Jazz ensemble
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1416490
for: Jazz Ensemble
Auxiliary Percussion
Item no.: 1417110
for: Jazz Ensemble
Guitar Chords
Item no.: 1417011
for: Jazz ensemble
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1413886
for: Jazz Ensemble
2nd Solo Trumpet
Item no.: 1413876
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 596430
for: Jazz Ensemble
Vocals
Item no.: 1407923
for: Jazz Ensemble
Trombone Optional Solo
Item no.: 1407748
for: Jazz Ensemble
B-flat Bass Saxophone
Item no.: 1408550
for: Jazz ensemble
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1408428
for: Jazz Ensemble
2nd B-flat Clarinet
Item no.: 1408359
for: Jazz Ensemble
Baritone T.C.
Item no.: 1408352
for: Jazz ensemble
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1408311
for: Jazz ensemble
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 1408215
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 944491
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 943079
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 611667
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music score, 2 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 462123
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 227268
for: Accordion
Item no.: 393566
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 185995
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 935812