Jazz Ensemble Music 2024-2025

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Jazz Ensemble Music 2024-2025

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Welcome Jazz Educators

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Jazz Odyssey Series

Grade 1

Grade 1
      Too Cool for Yule - Larry Clark
      Blues It or Lose It - Larry Clark
      Nuvola - Peter Sciaino

Jazz Exploration Series

Grade 1½

Grade 1½
      Nighthawk - Carl Strommen
      Upgrade - Steve Wiest
      Rejoice! - Anthony Susi
      Funksters - Anthony Susi
      A New Blues in Town - Peter Blair

Jazz Horizon Series

Grade 2 to 2½

Grade 2-2½
      A Falcon Soars - Kris Berg
      Groove Town - Jamie Roth
      Catch You on the Flip Side - Steve Parsons
      Hey, Elephant! - Drew Zaremba
      Down-home Blues - David Samuel
      MonteBello Mambo Rock - Michele Fernández

Jazz Voyage Series

Grade 3 to 3½

Grade 3-3½
      Shining Moon - Kris Berg
      Monk's Madhouse - Jamie Roth
      The Princeton Strut - Drew Zaremba
      Groove Chico - Christopher Artau
      Carnival - David Samuel

Jazz Zenith Series

Grade 4 & Up

Grade 4 & Up
      Bartók Takes the Trane - Kris Berg
      Back Porch Swing - Drew Zaremba
      Phat Tuesday - Peter Sciaino
      Carismática - Michele Fernández

Pinkzebra Jazz Ensemble

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      Jazz Waltz of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Composers of New Jazz Ensemble Music

This incredibly talented group of composers and arrangers represent a range of experience and musical style. These composers, many of whom are music educators, are particularly sensitive to and passionate about the needs and educational aspirations of young musicians, furthering the mission of Excelcia Music Publishing.

Choose the Perfect Level for Your Ensemble

Grouped in five difficulty levels ranging from beginner to advanced, each Excelcia Jazz chart is carefully edited and has fully notated rhythm section parts, with chord changes where appropriate. Guitar chord frame charts specific to each piece are included in the more accessible grades in the series (Grades 1 and 1.5), showing both basic and advanced options for the Guitar player. Included are free play-along practice tracks for practice of improvisation skills, featuring rhythm section accompaniment over the solo section changes.

Grade 1

Grade 1

  •  Playable with a core instrumentation of Alto Sax 1 & 2, Tenor Sax 1, Trumpet 1 & 2, Trombone 1, Piano, Bass (cued in Piano) Drums
  • Includes parts for a full ensemble (5/4/4/4)
  • Optional parts included for Flute, Clarinet, Horn in F, Tuba
  • Limited ranges in the winds
  • Carefully notated rhythm section parts
Grade 1½

Grade 1.5

  •  Playable with a core instrumentation of Alto Sax 1 & 2, Tenor Sax 1, Trumpet 1 & 2, Trombone 1, Piano, Bass (cued in Piano) Drums
  • Includes parts for a full ensemble (5/4/4/4)
  • Optional parts included for Flute, Clarinet, Horn in F, Tuba
  • Limited ranges in the winds
  • Carefully notated rhythm section parts
Grade 2-2½

Grades 2 to 2.5

  • Tenor Sax 2, Trumpet 4, Trombone 4 and Guitar are optional
  • Includes parts for a full ensemble (5/4/4/4)
  • Other optional parts include Flute, Clarinet, Horn in F, Tuba
  • Range is expanded, but still carefully considered
  • Carefully notated rhythm section parts
Grade 3-3½

Grades 3 to 3.5

  • High school ensembles
  • Full instrumentation (5/4/4/4)
  • More independent rhythm section parts
  • Longer solo sections
  • Carefully notated rhythm section parts
Grade 4 & Up

Grades 4 and Up

  • Advanced high school ensembles
  • More freedom in overall concept
  • More advanced harmonic structure
  • Independent playing across sections
  • Carefully notated rhythm section parts

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