"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.
Cards (with chord charts)
Item no.: 170231
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1043408
for: Jazz wind class [baritone saxophone]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 361742
for: Electric guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 767263
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book
Item no.: 693699
for: Jazz wind class [horn (F)]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 137342
for: Jazz wind class [flute]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 646893
for: Jazz wind class [alto saxophone (E-flat)]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 361416
Livello intermedio
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 973185
for: Jazz wind class [clarinet (B-flat)]
Single part (lesson book), playback CD
Item no.: 334582
for: Mouth organ
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 764492
Hot Licks (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 602168
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 771105
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1044044
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 224749
for: Voice (melody instrument]
Music score
Item no.: 774163
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 271479