Jazz Ensemble

Jump to It is an up-tempo swing chart in the style of the great dance bands of 1940’s. It features a catchy melody and riff-based patterns typical of the style. The saxophone section carries the main melody before...

Jumpin’ & Jivin’ is an exciting composition inspired by the legendary Count Basie orchestra and their stomping grounds, Kansas City. Home to many of the great jazz artists, Kansas City was where the jump...

A straight-ahead swinger, Jumpin’ June (named after a favorite granddaughter) features the sax section, a rollicking bari sax solo, short piano solo, and ends with a crisp shout chorus. Fun to play!Genre: Jazz Ensemble...

Young jazz musicians respond to a great groove, easily played and a catchy melody that they can grab hold of with both hands. Kickin’ Back fits the bill while letting the piano player (or alto saxophonist) feature on a...

Type a description for this product here... Get out your zoot suit and pearls for this hard swingin’ dance number in the style of Louis Prima, Benny Goodman, and Gene Krupa. Your band will wail and your audience will...

This theme-driven jazz waltz features tenor sax, trumpet and piano solos. Following the horn solos, a challenging variation is played by the brass in octaves. The finale is a shout chorus that slowly fades away. . .but not...

Imagine a llama out for a night on the town in this fun latin chart. With a quick drink and a bale of hay at a favourite night spot it’s time to hit the dance floor. There is just too much fun to be had for our woolly...

What do lizards get up to after a day’s basking in the sun? Having re-energised on that hot rock, they are swinging out with the other reptiles. A glass of lemonade and bowl of grasshoppers they are off and leaping...

Set in a quick, light pop style, Let’s Go celebrates the joy of getting together with friends. The infectious, memorable melody is first presented in the piano, then the horns. An open improvisation section offers solo...

Walking down Yertchuk Avenue with her parents Myra, aged five, twirls and skips her way home from a dance lesson. As the night falls and the streetlights flicker on, the darkness and shadows in between are highlighted. A...

In anthropology, liminality is a feeling of confusion or ambiguity that occurs during a transitional time in one’s life, or a rite of passage. Written to commemorate the retirement of an admired music educator, this...

Lineball is a straight-ahead rock piece with a half-time feel bridge and a section for improvised solos. The chart was originally composed for a smaller band as a walk on theme for a television awards show. Later an extended...

One of Australia’s greatest entertainers, the late Ricky May, often used the expression to an audience to acknowledge his band “How about a little bit of sugar for the band?”. This piece is in fond memory...

The composer's late father-in-law, Alan, carved a small wooden item on his lathe and gave it to his daughter, the composer's wife. he noticed it on the mantlepiece as he was naming this piece. A small dedication for a little...

Students and audiences alike will be dancing in their seats to this original infectious funk tune. A great piece to tackle syncopated rhythms with many opportunities to showcase individual players from each section, this...

Low Tide is a low key but high energy piece with something for everyone to love. With figures mixing straight and swung styles, it gives players the experience of conveying similar material in new and effective ways. This...