This unique set of 17 warm-up pieces for the young Jazz Ensemble covers the essential rhythmic and harmonic elements found in two styles of Jazz: “even eighth note” (such as Latin Rock) and Swing music. After the initial two legato warm-ups, the music is…
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Jazz Ensemble
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Publisher:
Kendor Music Publishing
Long known for his compositions for advanced ensembles composer Steve Wiest has turned his creative genius an to an easier level to come up with music that is hip but is accessible to younger bands. Students and audiences will love the programmatic nature of…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Steve Wiest
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Soft and Easy is the perfect title for this laid back Swing-ballad. This is a wonderful way to introduce young musicians to this iconic Basie style. Once your band can play an accent on the and of one and “fat” (not rushed!!) quarter notes on beats three and…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Terry White
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Stix and Out is a drum feature written in a medium funk style. The title Stix and Out is a play on words of a phrase from the game of cricket. Many a child raised in Australia has played a version of backyard cricket during the summer months and the phrase ‘…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Roger Schmidli
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The title for this chart comes from the repeated eighth notes that occur on beat one throughout the piece. A swinging excursion in D minor that your students will have a great time playing. There is a written solo in Trumpet 1 that is cued in Trumpet 2, and…
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Jazz Ensemble
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Kendor Music Publishing
Everyone is a winner with this new David Samuel blues with a bridge composition. It’s got everything you look for in an easy swing chart: straight ahead rhythms with clear articulations, bluesy melodic lines, well written solos with an opportunity to…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
David Samuel
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
If you are looking for a a blues tinged shuffle that features all the sections of the band, you’ve found the right chart with The Biscuit Shuffle! The catchy riff that starts the chart is the figure that ties this piece together beautifully. There is a cool…
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Jazz Ensemble
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Publisher:
Kendor Music Publishing
Spice up your holiday concert with this funk version of the traditional Hanukkah melody, Dreidel Song, with plenty of punchy brass. There are some great Bass and Bari Sax lines that your players can dig into and plenty of punchy brass. The middle section is a…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Jamie Roth
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Kendor is happy to welcome new composer Andrew Lesick to the catalog. “The Gumshoe” is a medium bright swinger that features a written Piano solo off the top. Everyone gets a turn at the melody as the chart develops and there is some fun interplay between the…
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Jazz Ensemble
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Publisher:
Kendor Music Publishing
Every soloist that stands up to play in front of a big band faces their own ‘moment of truth’. In this chart that moment arrives for the alto saxophone player in an uplifting and funky feature that provides an opportunity for the soloist to really show off…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Roger Schmidli
Publisher:
Brolga Music