"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.
Uno studio sull'accompagnamento jazz
for: Melody instrument
Music lesson book, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 1032103
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book
Item no.: 682964
Eine kritische Betrachtung von Lernmaterialien unter lerntheoretischem Aspekt
Methodische Alternativen für den Improvisationsunterricht
EUB. Erziehung – Unterricht – Bildung 87
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 434030
Harmonik und Skalen
Study book
Item no.: 460172
Scritti sul linguaggio del Jazz
Grooves. Collana di Studi Musicali Afro-Americani e Popular 3
Book
Item no.: 774803
Piano tunes for the intermediate player
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1350818
Gitarrenworkshop
(mit DVD)
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, DVD
Item no.: 609282
for: Bass guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs)
Item no.: 154623
Eine moderne Schlagzeugschule für Jazz und Pop music
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book
Item no.: 113244
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 768908
Themenreihe Improvisation
für alle Saxophon-Instrumente
for: Saxophone
Music score, CD
Item no.: 494650
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book
Item no.: 766036
Accompagnement Guitare Acoustique Hammje
La méthode universelle – 50 accompagnements standards pour guitare acoustique
for: Acoustic Guitar
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), playback-CD
Item no.: 1549305
Le Best Of du blues acoustique. Tous les secrets du finger picking
et de la guitare rag. Open tuning, slide et capodastre. Commentaires et analyses.
for: Acoustic Guitar
Study book, CD
Item no.: 1549287
Chords, Scales, Patterns
for: Electric guitar [acoustic guitar]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 160558
Schule
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1018752
Método de guitarra rock
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 770171
for: Bass guitar
Music lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), playback-CD (mp3)
Item no.: 680773
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 581170
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 942435
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs), 2 CDs
Item no.: 213732
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 213705
for: Electric guitar
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), playback-CD
Item no.: 138259
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 134032
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book
Item no.: 330222
for: Piano
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 313050
Akkorde, Scales, Licks, Pattern, Übungen und Warm-Ups
Für alle Saxophone, Klarinette und Trompete empfehlenswert!
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 217273
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 583934
from the Charles Colin Complete Method for Trumpet or Cornet
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 161055
Aufbau – Praxis – Tipps
for: Big band
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 193925
Fondamenti teorici per i corsi tradizionali, jazz e pop/rock
Principi di armonia e improvvisazione per il genere popular
for: Voice (melody instrument]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1550323
Auf dem Weg zum Jazz
Akkordstudien / Walking / Solo / Intonation / Lagenspiel / Treffsicherheit
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 582594
Elementares, Stilistik, Improvisation
for: Trombone
Music lesson book
Item no.: 112031
for: Guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 172885
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 209003
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 467761
(Teaching material)
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, CD, DVD
Item no.: 618587
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 337896
Book
Item no.: 681495
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 763863
for: Bass guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), Demo CD
Item no.: 678329
for: Classical guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1549243
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 779495
for: Guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 218177
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 184542
Music lesson book
Item no.: 135211
for: Melody instrument
Music score
Item no.: 973099
for: Voice (female voice)
Songbook (educational book), CD
Item no.: 604883