Jazz Ensemble for Beginners

This very easy swing original serves as the perfect introduction for developing jazz players to the all-important blues form since the melody features just five notes! Using those same notes as the ba...

Many of the famous Count Basie charts were built on riffs, or short melodic ideas that were repeated several times over the blues progression. This swing original at the very easy level is the perfect...

We welcome Ryan Erik Adamsons to the Kendor family of writers with this swing original based on the chord changes to Autumn Leaves. Written for beginning groups, the solo section is written out with s...

This swing original for beginning groups based on the chord changes to There Will Never Be Another You by Warren and Gordon. Brass ranges are very accessible with trumpet up to F5 and F4 for trombone....

Based on the chord changes to It Don't Mean A Thing by Duke Ellington, this chart is the perfect chart to introduce beginning jazz groups to the swing style. The solo section is playable by any instru...

Eine perfekte Nummer, um ein junges Jazzensemble bei Ihrem Weihnachtskonzert zu präsentieren und ihm dabei die grundlegenden Konzepte des Swing zu vermitteln. Keine Soli, nur jede Menge grossartiger E...

Your young jazzers will love this funky version of 'Jolly Old Saint Nicholas' from the Barnhouse 'Jazz Starters!' series! Written solos are included, but since the solo section only uses two chords, t...

Need something that goes together quickly for that holiday concert that still sounds great? Rick Stitzel's easy Latin-style arrangement of this Christmas classic has plenty of tutti playing for the en...

This well-known standard is usually performed as a duet and has been recorded countless times over the years, and notably in the holiday movie favorite Elf starring Will Ferrell. This charming arrange...

An easy to play jazz waltz featuring two holiday songs, 'The Holly and the Ivy' and 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas.' The tempo is 128 BPM, trumpet 1 range is to written F top line, no individual solos...

An easy to play jazz waltz featuring two holiday songs, 'The Holly and the Ivy' and 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas.' The tempo is 128 BPM, trumpet 1 range is to written F top line, no individual solos...

This traditional French carol gets a fresh and interesting "makeover" in the Swing style. It is always a challenge to write a new arrangement of a familiar carol, and Peter Sciaino does a great job of...

This well-known standard is usually performed as a duet and has been recorded countless times over the years, and notably in the holiday movie favorite Elf starring Will Ferrell. This charming arrange...

Need something that goes together quickly for that holiday concert that still sounds great? Rick Stitzel's easy Latin-style arrangement of this Christmas classic has plenty of tutti playing for the en...

Finally a great set of warm-ups for your beginning jazz ensemble. Chris Sharp draws from his experience as a public school jazz director and professional arranger to offer this useful set of warm-ups....

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 musi...

Looking for an easy to play vocal piece? Here is an excellent vocal chart on a well known standard that is arranged at a much easier level by Terry White, with no individual solos, lots of full ensemb...

Zo dir oder zo mir? Das ist hier die Frage. Einen schönen Schunkelwalzer haben die Höhner an den Start gebracht.

This driving jazz waltz is played around 158 BPM with a haunting melody that stays with you. Includes a written tenor sax solo, fine ensemble writing, lyrical lines throughout all the while accessible...

Greensleeves' arranged by Victor López is an easy-to-play holiday jazz waltz with everything written out including a brief alto sax solo. The tempo is around 150 BPM, the brass ranges are very accessi...

The well-known English melody gets new life in this arrangement that alternates between bossa nova and swing. It can be used any time of year and also works well on your holiday concert as What Child...

The well-known English melody gets new life in this arrangement that alternates between bossa nova and swing. It can be used any time of year and also works well on your holiday concert as What Child...

The well-known English melody gets new life in this arrangement that alternates between bossa nova and swing. It can be used any time of year and also works well on your holiday concert as What Child...