Jazz Music

Jazz sheet music. Jazz is a genre of music that has played an important role in shaping American culture for over a century. Its roots are in African American communities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is characterized by improvisation, syncopated rhythms, and blending of various musical styles. One of the earliest styles is Dixieland, which originated in New Orleans in the 1910s and characterized by collective improvisation. Swing emerged in the 1930s and was popularized by bands like Duke Ellington and Count Basie, it was the perfect music for dancing and parties. Bebop emerged in the 1940s as the first modern style of jazz, characterized by complex harmonies and fast tempo. Hard Bop emerged in the 1950s and 1960s as a fusion of Bebop and R&B, it was popularized by musicians like Horace Silver and Art Blakey. In recent years, jazz has continued to evolve with styles like Fusion, Free Jazz, Nu Jazz, Acid Jazz, and Jazztronica incorporating elements of rock, funk, avant-garde music and electronic and hip-hop music. Jazz remains a vital, exciting and constantly evolving genre that continues to shape the sound of American music and influence other genres.

This category contains all levels and styles of jazz sheet music. Blues, bebop, dixieland, big band, mainstream, cool, latin jazz, spirituals and ragtime. Piano, guitar and more. Digital scores of Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Vince Guaraldi as well as contemporary artists.

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