"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: Guitar
Music score (with TABs), 2 CDs
Item no.: 213732
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
Grundlagen des Jazz-Klavierspiels mit Jamie Cullum
for: Piano
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 496644
Riffs, die richtig fetzen
Griffe für Jazz, Rock und Heavy Metal
for: Electric guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), Demo CD
Item no.: 368306
Einstieg in die Blues-Improvisation für Tenorsaxophon (Sopransaxophon)
Spiralbindung
for: Tenor saxophone [soprano saxophone]
Music lesson book, 2 playback CDs
Item no.: 482107
Item no.: 610372
Liedbegleitung vom Choral bis zum Popsong
Band 2: Internationale Folklore und Rock/Pop/Jazzsong
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 467761
Piano tunes for the intermediate player
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1350818
Das ultimative Übungskonzept zum Komponieren und (Re)Harmonisieren von Songs aus Rock – Pop - Jazz
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book (with standard notation and chord charts), demo CD
Item no.: 660315
Auf dem Weg zum Jazz
Akkordstudien / Walking / Solo / Intonation / Lagenspiel / Treffsicherheit
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 582594
Singen lernen mit Welt-Hits – Körperübungen & Atmung
Warm-Ups & Technik – Musiktheorie-Grundlagen
for: Voice (female voice)
Songbook (educational book), CD
Item no.: 604883
für Solopianisten, Komponisten und Arrangeure
BARABAS' violette Reihe (Tastenkolleg), Bd. 7
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 581170
for: Guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 218177
System - Methode - Modelle
3., revidierte Auflage 2018
mit über 300 Notenbeispielen
Book
Item no.: 681495
Lernen mit System 1
for: Melody instrument (B-flat)
Music lesson book (spiral binding), playback CD
Item no.: 1018083
Ein Arbeitsbuch zum Lernen, Spielen und Improvisieren
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 184900
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: Melody instrument
Music score
Item no.: 973099
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 337896
Méthodes Jean-Jacques Rébillard
for: Classical guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1549243
Leichter geht es nicht, mit CD und Online-Videos!
for: Guitar; voice ad lib.
Study book (without notes), CD, online video
Item no.: 603431
Verstehen – Hören – Spielen
Von der Theorie zur Improvisation
Schott Pro Line
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 779495
Music lesson book
Item no.: 764393
Théorie et pratique
Exemples en clé de Sol et clé de Fa
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 767178
Per chitarra jazz
for: Guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1026894
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 678779
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 766377
for: Voice (melody instrument]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1027010
Esercizi per il pianista moderno
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1106067
Funk & Jazz Funk
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 766028
Vol. 57
In tutte le tonalità
for: Voice (melody instrument]
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 972926
Les Cahiers de l’Harmonica
for: Mouth organ
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 778802
for: Classical guitar [acoustic guitar]
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), playback-CD
Item no.: 767223
Para principiantes
for: Piano
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 767646
Bajo
No hay nada más fácil
for: Bass guitar
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), playback-CD
Item no.: 767201
Diatonica e Cromatica
for: Mouth organ
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 767636
for: Voice, piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 550623
Methode d'improvisation jazz pour instruments en ut
(pour débutants)
for: Violin [flute/ oboe]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 171239
(Teaching material)
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 182879
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
Eine Einführung in das Blues-Spiel
for: Piano [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 193431
for: Guitar
Item no.: 467280
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 467436
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 395086
Jazz
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 395683
Soli & Improvvisazione Blues
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 765601
Bateria blues & shuffle
for: Drum kit
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 765282