Here is something different for your jazz band program – a groovy second-line tune with a tinge of contemporary jazz. Alternating with a swinging bridge, this...
Active Measures is a classic straight ahead swing chart with bebop overtones. Cup mutes are featured throughout the brass and instantly place the listener "...
Aria, as the title suggests, is a beautiful melodic feature for alto sax. In addition to the haunting tune, Rick Lawn has fashioned subtle supportive ensemble...
A high energy thriller working both sides of the street. Streetwise by day and suave and sophisticated by night. This chart covers all the bases from the...
Composer, jazz educator and Trumpet performer Jeff Jarvis has a proven track record writing exciting funk charts, and Get After It is the latest in his series...
A dramatic and modern Thad Jones style take on an extended blues form makes for a challenging chart for everyone. Beginning with the opening glissando and...
Given the widespread popularity and accessibility of Jeff Jarvis’ infectious funk charts for big band, you’ll love this easy original. A solid introduction...
Rick Lawn brings us a funky take on a stretched out blues form with a slippery melody and sophisticated harmonies. All goes according to plan through the...