Rick Hirsch

Wade in the Water is a gospel rock that should be played around 148 BPM featuring a slow chorale introduction and modest brass ranges. Check out the written solos for alto 1, trombone 1, and trumpet 1...

'Downtown Tango' by Rick Hirsch is a soulful tango for sure! A very effective chart with an auxiliary percussion part with castanets for authentic tango flavor. Features include a modest tempo of 104...

This easy-to-play shuffle swings at around 144 BPM. This is a well-known melody scored for young players that features accessible ranges, brief written-out solos for tenor, alto, trumpet, and trombone...

Oh yeah, a beautiful straight-eighth Ellington ballad. Played around 84 BPM with gorgeous voicings throughout, written-out solos for tenor and trombone, very easy brass ranges, all the usual optional...

An upbeat New Orleans second-line groove for your young jazz band. Tempo is around 160 BPM, but it is very accessible. Written melodic solos for trumpet 1 (or section) and trombone 1 (or section) with...

You'll love this very catchy treatment of a traditional Chanukah song done here with a Bo Diddley groove. Very accessible for a young band with brief written-out solo statements for tenor 1, alto 1, t...

You'll love this very catchy treatment of a traditional Chanukah song done here with a Bo Diddley groove. Very accessible for a young band with brief written-out solo statements for tenor 1, alto 1, t...

You'll love this very catchy treatment of a traditional Chanukah song done here with a Bo Diddley groove. Very accessible for a young band with brief written-out solo statements for tenor 1, alto 1, t...

A very clever chart for a younger band featuring a few sound effects. An easy swing played around 132 BPM with written solos cued for all saxes and trumpets. Trumpet 1 range is to written E-flat top s...