Jazz Ensemble for Beginners

This accessible version of Ramsey Lewis's famous gospel classic has a rock flair and will showcase your sax section and pianist. The written piano solo is followed by a double-time section with a sax...

This accessible version of Ramsey Lewis's famous gospel classic has a rock flair and will showcase your sax section and pianist. The written piano solo is followed by a double-time section with a sax...

Composer/arranger Carl Strommen delivers this gospel style swing chart for the easy red series. Carl starts things off with an a cappella section for the winds, then brings in the rhythm section on th...

Composer/arranger Carl Strommen delivers this gospel style swing chart for the easy red series. Carl starts things off with an a cappella section for the winds, then brings in the rhythm section on th...

Here's a fantastic swing chart that can feature any soloist. Utilizing the call and response technique, the soloist makes a statement and the ensemble answers. Later they switch roles, making this gre...

When you “Hit The Road” you’ll get your youngest jazz students swinging easily at a quick tempo! Carefully written to be geared toward the youngest jazz players, this fun swing chart will come togethe...

Want to help your beginning jazz band develop strong rhythmic reading skills and also teach them important lingo? Musicians sometimes refer to playing in a rest as "falling in a hole," and Don’t Fall...

An easy drumset feature! This original rock chart by George Vincent is easy to rehearse and very effective for both audience and ensemble. The drumset solo is written out, and may be extended or embel...

Chuck Mangione's hit is available for young players. The melody is doubled with alto sax and trumpet, along with a drum solo. Ranges are very easy, and the rhythms are slightly tricky but will lock in...

Arranger Mike Lewis presents this moderate swing ballad featuring the 1st trumpet and the sax section. Easy ranges and easy rhythms will allow this tasty chart to come together quickly and effectively...

The straight-eighth rock groove is easy for the rhythm section and incorporates the sound of honking taxi horns! A solo section that is written-out for winds with flexibility for one, some, or all win...

George Vincent puts the rock flavor with a little Latin spin on this easy chart. A lovely melody, no solos, just nice ensemble all the way. Easy brass ranges with 1st trumpet range to written E, top s...

All the key ingredients you would expect in this timeless swing tune while staying accessible to rehearse and play. Features include the iconic drum pattern as it recurs throughout, easy brass ranges...

When you hear it, you'll recognize this Count Basie composition! It has written solos for alto 1, trumpet 1, trombone 1, and a swingin' modulation from E-flat to F. The trumpet range is to the F-sharp...

This medium swing arrangement of the dreamy Ellington tune will cook at just about any tempo (though the recommended tempo is 108 BPM). The chart features a written tenor sax solo and a lot of interpl...

You'll love this very catchy treatment of a traditional Chanukah song done here with a Bo Diddley groove arranged by Rick Hirsch. Very accessible for a young band with brief written-out solo statement...

These Toys Swing arranged by Mike Story is a superb grade 1 chart based on 'March of the Toys.' Trumpet 1 range to written E top space, a written-out tenor sax 1 solo, and well-notated rhythm section...

It's a catchy and easy-to-play Latin jazz classic. Written-out suggested solos provided for tenor sax and trumpet 1. Trumpet 1 range is to written E top space. This arrangement is very playable and so...

It's a catchy and easy-to-play Latin jazz classic. Written-out suggested solos provided for tenor sax and trumpet 1. Trumpet 1 range is to written E top space. This arrangement is very playable and so...

It's a catchy and easy-to-play Latin jazz classic. Written-out suggested solos provided for tenor sax and trumpet 1. Trumpet 1 range is to written E top space. This arrangement is very playable and so...

A classic jazz standard arranged for the young jazz group as a medium-tempo cha-cha. The instrumentation is 4/2/2/3, but playable with reduced instrumentation of three saxes, one trumpet, one trombone...

Yes, the Michael Jackson rock hit arranged for your young jazz band. Played around 114 BPM with modest ranges, nice voicings, and a written-out easy to play bass solo (cued for trombone or bari sax)....

This is classic Gershwin gem celebrated 100 years in 2024! Showcase this superb melody at a grade 1 level, treated as a medium swing. Accessible brass ranges, and an easy-to-assemble and perform chart...