Jazz Sheet Music from Mel Bay Publications

The accurate interpretation of swing rhythm is the most important element in jazz music. This collection of 7 jazz etudes and 11 exercises for solo guitar gives the student practice in playing this rh...

A comprehensive study text for students beginning a serious study of jazz. The first part of the book begins by teaching elements of jazz phrasing, articulation, vibrato and interpretation of rhythms...

The first book ever published on how to play the conga and bongo drum in jazz. This text is an essential tool for band teachers and drummers playing Latin Percussion in jazz with special emphasis on s...

Destined to become a classic, this book is the natural result of not only years of playing jazz guitar but also of the author's long associations with many innovative jazz guitarists. This comprehensi...

The most complete guide to jazz/blues soloing ever written! This comprehensive book details the sounds, elements, and approaches that make the blues such an integral part of the jazz vocabulary. Movin...

When improvising, what your mind hears is more often than not determined by what your body can reproduce on your instrument. Much of your conception as an improviser is determined by your technique. I...

In Comping Standards For Jazz Guitar renowned Guitar guru and author Jim Ferguson helps you to take your playing to the next level. Using common jazz chord progressions, this book takes you through th...

Ton Van Bergeyk launched his career as a musician during the late 1960s playing blues harp and ukulele in a duo setting, but he then switched to the acoustic guitar and quickly learned and mastered th...

Corey Christiansen: Jazz Guitar Essentials combines nine of the author's previous editions into a comprehensive book that explains the key concepts of jazz Guitar in an accessible approach. Each chapt...

An Advanced Approach to Practicing Jazz Guitar is for musicians who have a thorough understanding of jazz vocabulary and are looking for an approach to practice that allows for infinite growth.This bo...

Jazz virtuoso Johnny Smith presents his complete system of chord analysis, scale and arpeggio study, and practical theory application. This is one of the most useful books to be found in any jazz guit...

This book and CD teaches excellent techniques to use for walking bass lines on guitar when playing in a duet format, either with another guitar player or with a singer or other instrumentalists. The i...

Charlie Parker was arguably one of the most influential jazz musicians to have ever lived. This text presents numerous jazz lines in Parker 's style, grouped by their application in a given harmonic c...

Following the best-selling books, Jazz Piano Chords, Jazz Piano Scales and Jazz Piano for the Young Beginner, featured here are 12 pieces written in the styles of famous jazz pianists of the past. Fro...

Charlie Parker was arguably one of the most influential jazz musicians to have ever lived. This text presents numerous jazz lines in Charlie's style, grouped by their application in a given harmonic c...

Here is the perfect study guide for today's jazz combo drummer. A professional for more than 30 years, world renown jazz drummer and educator, Danny Gottlieb, explains and demonstrates the main skills...

Jazz Viola Wizard Jr. is designed for beginning and intermediate middle and high school violists in the tradition of the parent method, Jazz Fiddle Wizard - a breakthrough approach for string players...

Jazz Cello Wizard Junior is designed for beginning and intermediate middle and high school cellists in the tradition of the parent method, Jazz Fiddle Wizard - a break-through approach for String play...

The modern electric bass guitar patterns presented here are designed to teach the student guitarist and bassist the basics of playing effective 'walking bass line' accompaniment for instrumentalists a...

The Bass has been called 'the most important instrument in any band. ' The Bass player must create interesting lines under the chord changes, keep the 'time flow' or 'pulse' steady, and keep the form...

This book contains ten walking bass lines to ten of the most common chord progressions from jazz standards. These walking bass lines will give you a good basis for what to play and how to outline the...

Following the best-selling Jazz Piano Chords, this informative volume provides a scale reference and practice tool for any pianist wanting to learn to play jazz. Starting with diatonic, pentatonic, sy...

This book is designed for the drummer who has had some experience playing other styles of music but has a desire to learn some techniques and styles of jazz. It is assumed the reader has a knowledge o...

Enormous demands are placed on the control and manual dexterity of the contemporary drum set player, particularly in the Jazz idiom. Today's drummer is expected to have developed limb coordination to...

The beats described in this book are the same as those used by professional drummers. Chances are that the drummer in your favorite group uses some of these beats. If you read the instructions careful...