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Cascade is a bossa-rock fusion piece that uses a simple melody to highlight the whole range of the big band ensemble. The polyphony between the three wind sections in the big band is a monumental part of the experience, with...

We all love a simple, fun tune. Inspired by the likes of ‘The Sesame Street’ Theme and ‘Mercy Mercy Mercy’, Charlie’s Place is a joyous, catchy swing work to get you grooving. Feel free to sing...

Played with action and attitude, Crash and Burn is a fun, contemporary sounding jazz/rock work for young jazz ensemble. Originally written for the Junior Big Band at Carey Baptist Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia,...

Easy, Fella! is a composition in the style of Count Basie, featuring conversational interplay between sections and a driving, accessible groove. The piece unfolds like a gathering of old friends, with the saxophones...

Designed for developing groups, Flock Work is all about movement—instinct, rhythm, and the kind of unspoken connection that keeps a flock flying in perfect formation. Rooted in the deep-pocket swagger of boogaloo, this...

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,...

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...

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...

Give your ensemble the classic Big Band sound of the 1930s and 1940s with this laid back swingin’ chart reminiscent of “I’m Beginning to See the Light.” Rhythms and brass ranges are appropriate for...

A remote trading post on the Yukon-Alaska border, Rampart House is a place where history lingers in the silence. This ECM-style work captures the vast loneliness of boreal landscapes, the quiet beauty of the trading...

Take your band to Kansas City with this swingin’ blues shuffle. Rhythm section parts use basic idiomatic shuffle figures for players learning the shuffle feel, while experienced players can use the chart as a...

Bring the Dixieland sound back with this rollicking New Orleans strut. A quartet of Alto Sax, Trumpet, Vibes, and Guitar presents the main melody, and idiomatic chord progressions and rhythm section parts solidify the New...

From a by-chance discussion with my friend, Nick Mulder, searching for a simple bossa for his students to play, the gentle breeze of Zephyr was born. Months later, Rosie, the young pianist in Nick’s band said it was...