"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: Electric guitar
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), CD
Item no.: 765088
for: Acoustic guitar [classical guitar]
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 764873
for: Double bass
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 766437
for: Piano
Music lesson book, DVD
Item no.: 765836
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), playback-CD, DVD
Item no.: 769350
for: Electric guitar
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), playback-CD
Item no.: 766777
for: Electric guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 765265
for: Melody instrument (C) [guitar/piano/keyboard]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 242067
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 765534
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 553422
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 476916
for: Tuba
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 679790
for: Piano
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 646595
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 479591
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 771622
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 774100
for: Bass guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), DVD
Item no.: 764372
for: Bass guitar
Music lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), playback-CD (mp3)
Item no.: 770880
22 original studies and study pieces
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 349745
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book, 2 playback CDs
Item no.: 1032174
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 497756
for: Electric guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), online media
Item no.: 770813
for: Classical guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), Demo CD
Item no.: 180636
for: Acoustic guitar [electric guitar]
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), Demo CD
Item no.: 174297
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 495351
for: Clarinet
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 663462
Eine praktische Anleitung für das Jazzspiel auf der Violine
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 748147
Music lesson book
Item no.: 764392
for: Mouth organ
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 431948
Un’introduzione agli stili di chitarra blues, alle tecniche e all’improvvisazione
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 972918
Curso elemental de saxofón alto – Canciones y ejercicios
Teoría de la música y tests
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 765893
in Stile Pop Jazz
Per pianisti, cantanti e altri strumentisti
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 972977
Book
Item no.: 682975
Sostituzioni e collegamenti nell'armonia tonale
for: Voice (melody instrument]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 972747
Guitar Orchard - Contemporary Lab for Guitars
for: Guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1552205
for: Dulcimer
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 149283
Armstrong, Parker, Cesàri, Monk, Mingus, Intra, Soft Machine
Book
Item no.: 780512
Sui fondamenti estetici delle musiche audiotattili
Grooves. Collana di Studi Musicali Afro-Americani e Popular 5
Book
Item no.: 774795
Vol. 5 : Blues-Grooves vom New Orleans-Groove bis Shuffle Rock
for: Drum kit
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 442721
16 Live eingespielten Drum-Tracks
Groove it!
for: Drum kit
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 153816
B-Instrumente
for: Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet or Bariton [TC]
Buch + CD
Item no.: 312048
Un pioniere del Sassofono Jazz in Europa
Book
Item no.: 1031708
Livello Avanzato - Studi melodici e armonici
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, CD (mp3)
Item no.: 972746
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 622845
for: Classical guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 491649
Die Einsteigerschule für junge Trompeter (mit Audio-CD)
Fun School
for: Trumpet
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 168489
Lehrgang für chromatische Mundharmonika
for: Mouth organ
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 293254
13 ways to explore the blues
for: Clarinet
Music score, CD
Item no.: 189113