Jazz Ensemble

Inspired by the timeless Motown style from the 60s, this high-energy original will get your audience grooving along with its catchy chorus. Optional written solos or soli for the trumpet, trombone, tenor and alto sax along...

From a breathy tenor sax solo to the wailing climax from the whole band tutti before the bass and piano sign off with their own little moment at the end, widely contrasting dynamics and a demand for courageous but precise...

Visit the Golden Age of Big Bands with this medium-tempo dance number in the 1940s style of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman. Both players and listeners will enjoy the memorable melody and lush harmonies floating over the...

In a 'Basie' swing style, this work is a tribute to the great Sammy Nestico. If the band is not together throughout the whole piece and someone comes in early - 'GOTCHA!'Genre: Jazz Repertoire Series | # of Players: Level: 4...

Green Eggs and Funk was named by one of my students at Christian College Geelong. I mentioned that it had a funky rock type groove and “Bam” out came the name so I went with it!Genre: Jazz Ensemble | # of...

Featuring your under-exposed baritone saxophone player, Groanin’ owes a lot to Bobby Timmons’ Moanin’ in it’s call and response melody. Its energy is higher though with a driving, rocky groove. The...

Hang Loose Herbie is reminiscent of the piece 'Watermelon Man' and similar pieces recorded throughout this period of Herbie Hancock's career.Genre: Jazz Ensemble Series | # of Players: 15+ Level: 3 | Duration: 4:40...

The Happy Hotel" is a straight-up fast swinger with great solo space for trumpet and drums. The quirky melody is played by the saxes with overlaid brass punches. Written in Dorian minor with plenty of quartal harmony, this...

Hit The Reset is a swinging piece harking back to the days of the Big Band era when the likes of the Duke Ellington and Count Basie Orchestras were producing classic recordings and entertaining audiences worldwide. During...

How funky can you get? It’s easy to get excited about the title of this tune and try too hard to be funky. It’s like trying too hard to be cool. It’s just doesn’t work. Genre: Jazz Repertoire Series...

Are a family home, a lawn, and a picket fence the American Dream? This placid bossa transports the listener to a well-manicured suburbia and asks them what it means to “live the good life,” while introducing...

Named after a piece in wind ensemble literature of the same name, in which the tonic pitch can be sustained in every harmony of the piece, Immovable Do is a straight-ahead, fun, rock/funk feel.Genre: Jazz Ensemble | # of...

Is That All There Is? is a challenging ballad featuring the tenor saxophone.Genre: Youth Jazz Series | # of Players: Level: 2.5 | Duration: 5:30 InstrumentationAlto Sax 1 Alto Sax 2 Tenor Sax 1 Tenor Sax 2 Bari Sax...

A funky and fun chart for your rhythm section to groove on. Playing catchy melodies and catchy rhythmic phrases, each section of the band gets a short unison soli passage. Written during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic,...

Jamming in a Lifeboat is a blues with a perky medium-tempo groove. The section writing in this work provides opportunity to reinforce rhythmic and intonation accuracy.Genre: Beginner Jazz Series | # of...

Juego de Niños (Child's Play) is a Cha-Cha built around a small number of rhythmic cells commonly found in the style. The piece was composed with the purpose of demystifying "Latin" music at the high school level,...