Latin Jazz Ensemble Sheet Music

This classic Chuck Mangione movie theme gets the Dave Wolpe treatment for 1997. It has all of the energy, drive and power of the original, with some of the technical demands worked out to a grade 3 le...

Written for advancing groups to feature any instrument, this beautiful ballad with trumpets on flugelhorns changes to a double-time Latin feel for the improvisation section. This is an excellent vehic...

Bring the holidays on in a Latin fashion with this medley of three Christmas classics. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; O Christmas Tree and Jingle Bells are all arranged over a strong Bossa Nova groove....

Featuring a contemporary sounding groove utilizing even 8th notes, this familiar standard is given a unique treatment in the skilled hands of Mike Tomaro. A trio of tenor sax, trombone and guitar take...

This Ellington favorite adapts beautifully to the small band format in the skilled hands of Michael Mossman. The classic tune is still there, but with a contemporary twist.

This Latin funk tune starts out softly, then gradually picks up intensity as layers of sound are added until finally the entire ensemble is cookin'. Nice feature spots are provided for your drummer in...

Rhythmically challenging Latin-funk piece, recorded on Departure (DMP 493). Very moderate brass ranges. Medium advanced

This Cuban-flavored salsa is interspersed with some funk grooves. At 190 BPM, this chart includes written solos for trumpet 2 and tenor, and a lead trumpet range is to written A above the staff. Also...

Composer Christopher Artau burst onto the Jazz scene a couple of years ago, and he continues to create memorable and exciting music. "Off the Set" is a dynamic Latin Funk chart that features the uniqu...

Emulating the music of jazz greats Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri, this funky Latin original with a 3:2 clave groove features a trumpet section soli, a written or ad lib trumpet solo, and a roaring en...

Subtitled City Of Gold, this Latin jazz original for advancing groups, based on a funky type of timba, will connect with audiences and makes an excellent addition to festival sets. Alto or tenor saxop...

This chart for advancing groups tips its hat to the likes of Tito Puente and Poncho Sanchez. Commissioned for the Arizona All-State Jazz Band, this funky cha-cha over modal changes provides solo oppor...

This exciting Latin chart for beginning groups is based on the chord changes to Groove Merchant by Jerome Richardson, and is the perfect closer or opener. The solo section is written out with solo she...

Having written this for her son in 1998, composer Michele Fernández brings us this highly emotional and rewarding work for jazz ensemble. The nostalgic opening solo section (which is optional) leads t...

Conveying a sentiment that we can all relate to, this masterful and poignant Bossa Nova features a sensitive, fully notated piano solo, richly scored horns, and solo options for both the novice player...

Composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim, and arranged here in a medium Samba style, this tuneful standard is nicely suited for the 4-horn combo format.

Opening with a Broadway style fanfare before transitioning between a samba and swing, this fresh take on a traditional holiday favorite is as much fun to listen to as it is to play! Solo changes for A...

You can never go wrong with a solid Latin groove and a singable head. Excellent ensemble scoring makes it sound full and more advanced. Open solo section for Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Trumpet and Trombone.

A jazz calypso at around 168 BPM, 'Fungii Mama' will grab you immediately. It is a fun chart with a catchy melody that includes a written-out tenor solo and trumpet 1 range only to written E top space...

A Latin straight-eighth groove played at 125 BPM. Lead trumpet range is to written G-sharp on the staff, suggested written solos provided for flexibility for C, B-flat, E-flat, and bass clef instrumen...

Brincando com Fogo by Drew Zaremba is a fiery baião Latin played at half note = 100 BPM. Lead trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff, suggested written solos for tenor 1 and trumpet 2, spac...

It's soulful, Latin, and full of energy, yet very playable at 185 BPM. Lead trumpet range is to written high C above the staff, with solo space (suggested written solo) for alto, tenor, bari, trumpet...

Based on a generic cell phone sound, this clever calypso chart sounds great around 150 BPM. Trumpet 1 range is to written G on top of the staff, and a suggested written-out solo is provided for alto 1...

Here's an exciting mambo, a very cool arrangement indeed! Played with half note=88-108 BPM. Highlights include alto and trombone solos, a sax section soli, and an auxiliary percussion part for congas....