"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: Bass Guitar [TAB]
Book
Item no.: 828242
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 577329
for: 2 clarinets
Music score
Item no.: 1031617
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 291114
for: 1–3 guitars [guitar ensemble]
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), CD
Item no.: 692553
for: Bass guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 776940
for: Combo [horn]
Realbook (F)
Item no.: 685837
for: Piano
Item no.: 101727
Item no.: 614459
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 214456
for: Organ (manuals)
Music score
Item no.: 494147
for: 2 melodic instruments (C/B-flat and C/B-flat/E-flat/viola), piano
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4178
for: 2 clarinets, piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 599743
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 138402
24 great songs
for: Piano
Songbook (piano, chords, text)
Item no.: 218340
for: 2 violins [descant recorders/clarinets]
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 2151
17 favorites expertly arranged
for: Accordion
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 697141
pour saxophone alto
Collection Vincent David
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 635321
pour saxophone alto
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 660080
from Suite N° 2 for Jazz Orchestra
for: 2 accordions (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 139804
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 552919
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1147108
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 183529
for: Mouth organ
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 304382
Best-loved pop, jazz, film, folk and classical pieces specially
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 767598
for: HRN VC
Ensemble score
Item no.: 381591
for: Saxophone
Music score
Item no.: 690471
for: Saxophone
Music score
Item no.: 690469
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 630511
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 142702
Easy Pieces
for: Classical guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 226728
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 123998
for: 2 saxophones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 445243
for: 2 clarinets
Item no.: 146202
Variations on the Caprice No.24 in the style of modern jazz
for: Violin, piano, bass, percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 687534
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
2 Playback-CDs (without sheet music)
Item no.: 100297
for: Flute, Violin, Guitar, Clarinet, Trumpet, Saxophone, Trombone, Chords
Buch + CD
Item no.: 607066
for: Tenor saxophone [soprano saxophone]
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 431301
for: Guitar
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 168539
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 664760
One of the most revered jazz guitarists around, Berklee alum Bill Frisell is celebrated for his distinctive, sophisticated sound.
Composer Collection (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Guitar
Songbook
Item no.: 363124
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 134898
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 462425
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 247790
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809272
for: 1–2 trumpets (B-flat)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 609031
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar/AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 229042
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 160527