"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.
Blues Sessions
for: Bass guitar
Study book, CD
Item no.: 1549298
A l'usage des débutants
for: Saxophone
Music lesson book
Item no.: 395606
Darmstädter Beiträge zur Jazzforschung 2
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 457411
Initiation au Jazz pour Clarinette
for: Clarinet
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 294328
Improvisation
books for saxophonists
for: Saxophone
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 763944
Spiralbindung
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, DVD
Item no.: 577956
Composizione e arrangiamento per Jazz Orchestra
for: Jazz ensemble
Study book
Item no.: 775462
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 194364
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 180083
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 276607
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 175922
for: Mallets
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 245451
for: Guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 937456
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
Music score, CD
Item no.: 604592
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 485568
for: Acoustic Guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 443842
for: Bassoon, Trombone, Violoncello or Bass Instrument
Buch + CD
Item no.: 312054
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 608209
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book, DVD
Item no.: 774785
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book, online video
Item no.: 765326
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 767749
for: Guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1027020
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 771104
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 490475
for: Piano
Lesson book (standard notation), playback-CD, DVD
Item no.: 608076
for: Guitar
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 778277
for: Voice, piano
Buch + CD
Item no.: 181590
for: Piano
Lesson book (standard notation), playback-CD, DVD
Item no.: 766342
for: Piano
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 764479
for: Piano
Lesson book (standard notation), playback-CD, DVD
Item no.: 767624
for: Electric guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 767594
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Music lesson book, CD (mp3)
Item no.: 766209
for: Piano [keyboard]
Lesson book (standard notation), playback-CD, DVD
Item no.: 766030
for: Saxophone
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 765196
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 679791
for: Bass guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 678239
for: Piano
Music lesson book, playback-CD (mp3)
Item no.: 766607
for: Voice (melody instrument]
Music lesson book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 773459
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 807705
for: Guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 659290
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 610890
for: Guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 430209
Study book
Item no.: 460173
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 601883
for: Double bass
Item no.: 351827
for: Drum kit
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 765292
Lick Library (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Electric guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 580245
for: Piano
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 208282
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