"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: Classical guitar [acoustic guitar]
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), playback-CD
Item no.: 767223
Bateria blues & shuffle
for: Drum kit
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 765282
Soli & Improvvisazione Blues
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 765601
Eine Einführung in das Blues-Spiel
for: Piano [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 193431
Jazz
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 395683
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 467436
Showcase Solos Selection Late Elementary (Level 3) for Piano (with lyrics)
Hal Leonard Student Piano Library
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 632362
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 148149
Unterrichtsmaterial
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 475641
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 395086
Vol. 57
In tutte le tonalità
for: Voice (melody instrument]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 972926
Chitarra Blues
for: Guitar
Playback-CD, booklet (educational book)
Item no.: 641418
De complete methode met cd
for: Piano
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 668827
Grooves Rhythm'n'Blues, Soul & Funk
for: Bass guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), DVD
Item no.: 764549
Improvisationsgrundlage für Blues, Jazz, Boogie-Woogie, Rhythm & Blues, Rock und Pop
Ein praxisbezogenes Arbeitsbuch und Nachschlagewerk
Barabas' Violette Reihe 10
for: Piano
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 314453
Bajo
No hay nada más fácil
for: Bass guitar
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), playback-CD
Item no.: 767201
for: Guitar
Item no.: 467280
Just... (Chester Piano Series)
for: Piano and Guitar
Buch
Item no.: 182251
Singen lernen mit Welt-Hits – Körperübungen & Atmung
Warm-Ups & Technik – Musiktheorie-Grundlagen
for: Voice (male voice)
Songbook (educational book), CD
Item no.: 605322
(Teaching material)
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 182879
30 Legenden aus dem guitar-Bluescafe
for: Acoustic guitar [classical guitar]
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), Demo CD
Item no.: 635897
Diatonique & chromatique
Techniques de base et répertoire
for: Mouth organ
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 770739
This special DVD offers six great lessons from the masters of blues, including Buddy Guy, Arlen Roth, Duke Robbilard and Ronnie Earl
Hot Licks (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 132844
Keyboard instruction (Teaching material)
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 564869
für Altblockflöte
Listen, Learn & Play
for: Treble recorder
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 674731
Elektromos gitár iskola 2
EMB Music Lesson - Methods
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 255665
for: Piano
Sheet music, audio file
Item no.: 797890
Jazz
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 271362
for: Drum kit
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 467347
Qwikguide
for: Bass guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 300049
Rhythm Playing and Jazz Drumming
Jazztrommelschule 4
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book
Item no.: 255954
Rhythm Playing and Jazz Drumming
Jazztrommelschule 3
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book
Item no.: 255953
een introductie
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 774112
Een praktische gids voor een authentieke speelstijl
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 766448
Improvisez sur 7 thèmes
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 767091
Metodo progressivo per sviluppare il linguaggio jazzistico e la tecnica appropriata
for: Trumpet
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 772163
Wall Chart (Mel Bay)
Fingering chart
Item no.: 828545
for: Drum kit
Lesson book (standard notation), playback-CD, DVD
Item no.: 764901
for: Piano
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 617733
A quick and easy reference for all piano and keyboard players. Includes over 250 essential blues chords, keyboard diagrams for each chord plus standard notation.
All The Chords You'll Ever...
for: Piano [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 186011
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book
Item no.: 271399
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book
Item no.: 269906
Para principiantes
for: Piano
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 767646
Das Handbuch zum Akkord–Navi
(incl. Akkord-Navi)
for: Musicians
Music lesson book
Item no.: 618811
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 659327
Liedbegleitung am Klavier
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 421062
for: Violin
Music lesson book
Item no.: 610030