"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
Music lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), playback-CD (mp3), DVD
Item no.: 641133
for: Acoustic guitar [classical guitar]
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), DVD
Item no.: 767567
for: Acoustic guitar [electric guitar]
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 106273
for: Accordion
Lesson book (standard notation), playback-CD, DVD
Item no.: 766757
for: Bass guitar
Music lesson book, 2 playback CDs
Item no.: 190350
for: Guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 242192
Lehrmaterial
Item no.: 479382
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 550597
Backing Tracks and Improv Lessons
Sitting In Series
for: Guitar
Sheet music, DVD
Item no.: 655673
for: Piano
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 194615
for: Guitar
Music book, CD, DVD-Rom
Item no.: 467534
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 466688
for: Horn
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 679792
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 607854
for: Acoustic Guitar
Music score (with tabs), online audio
Item no.: 162515
for: Piano
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 578561
Methodische Hinweise und praktische Übungen
for: Voice
Music lesson book (spiral binding)
Item no.: 154520
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197650
for: Guitar
Cards (with chord charts)
Item no.: 665828
Volume 1-2-3 in package
for: Piano
3 music scores, CD
Item no.: 1162496
for: Melody instrument
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 817034
for: Bass instrument (bass clef)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 214063
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 603342
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 146493
for: Several instruments
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 299950
for: Flute
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 173905
for: Piano
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 781126
for: Bass guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 973139
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book, DVD
Item no.: 1208629
Il metodo sull'improvvisazione più usato sul mercato!
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 769761
Schule
for: Double bass
Music lesson book
Item no.: 310807
Vol. 3 : Jazz Grooves 1
16 Playback-Tracks mit Groovebeispielen
for: Drum kit
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 139274
Band 2: Jazz-Edition
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book
Item no.: 636603
14 lecons de solfège chanté
for: Voice, piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 817422
Piano Basics für Jazz & Pop
Lehrbuch für Klavier
for: Piano
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 676193
Mittel- und Oberstufe
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 664056
Geschichte – Ursachen – Wirkung
Systematische Musikwissenschaft 5
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 138820
Suono - Comping - Phrasing...e altre storie!
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, online video
Item no.: 1317395
for: Bass guitar
Music score (with TABs), CD, DVD
Item no.: 368239
for: Piano [keyboard]
Item no.: 244985
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 609475
for: SCHLAGZ CD DVD (2)
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 183980
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 145368
for: Flexible ensemble
Music score
Item no.: 776213
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 945366
for: Piano
Item no.: 101332
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 973183
for: Electric guitar
Lesson book (standard notation and tabs), playback-CD
Item no.: 764891
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