Alto Sax Feature
Beginning with a funky bass riff, this Latin Soul groove features the alto sax with the melody and solo choruses. A trombone solo comes next and leads into an 8 bar drum/percussion break, ideal for featuring additional percussion if desired.…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Dan Torosian
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Count ‘em Down is a classic "opener" in the Count Basie Style. It contains the hallmarks of the Big Band genre and is a great opportunity for players to develop their style. The title comes from the idea of the count-in for a band to perform one of many tunes…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Nic Johnston
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Dynamic Duos for Drums is a collection that is accessible for young players while being musically interesting for both players and audiences. Through the use of multiple time signatures, tempos, and moods, students can work on rudiments, important rhythmic…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Angela Kepley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dynamic Duos for Mallets is a collection for keyboard instruments (bells, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba) that is accessible for young percussionists while being musically interesting for both players and audiences. Through the use of multiple key signatures…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Angela Kepley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This cool (but high energy) cat is full of attitude and strut. A montuna section later in the chart features the bari/bass trombone trading four's with the drums. They're both then joined by a sax soli before a return to the bridge and final chorus. Solos for…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Reminiscent of Dave Brubeck's "Take Five," Five and Three is all about the groove. An opening melody, first heard in the trombones and soon passed to trumpets and saxophones, floats easily over the five-four groove as this work sets out. Moving to a three-…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Lachlan Davidson
Publisher:
Brolga Music
If you’re searching for a contemporary jazz piece in a Latin/Rock style loaded with contrast then look no further. This Grade 3 work has a frolicking syncopated mid-section sandwiched between a mellow intro and outro to portray a day in the life of a dolphin…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Anthony Susi
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Featuring a melody line that bounces from part to part within the ensemble, this medium tempo Bebop "blues with a bridge" keeps the conductor on his toes Herding the Cats in the band. Lots of open solo space allows for numerous soloists and an acapella chorus…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
The work is a celebration of the pioneering spirit of those who founded the school, then on the margins of the unexplored bushland that surrounded the fledgling city of Brisbane. It is fitting that the march uses as its first theme, The Ballad of Cobb and Co…
Style:
Brass Band
Composer:
Barrie Gott
Publisher:
Brolga Music
A rousing full ensemble intro, complete with drum solos, leads to a four bar bass solo (walking line written out) that sets up the Trumpet section (in cup mutes) bebop melody, based on "rhythm changes". The drummer also has the option to switch to brushes in…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More