Jazz/Rock and Funk Jazz Ensemble Charts

This catchy chart for younger ensembles is a great selection for any concert program - its rock and funk driving groove in the rhythm section will keep your players engaged and your audience interested.

This catchy rock chart will perk up your ensemble. The rhythm section drives the groove while your ensemble lays down the head over top. Written solos are provided for trumpet and alto sax.

Here is one rockin' tune sure to get your audience up on their feet! With a fun groove and approachable changes, it's perfect for a younger band and yet appropriate for festivals and competitions too. With

This up-tempo setting of the classic spiritual is a guaranteed winner! After a short and solemn introduction featuring an alto sax solo, this chart kicks into high gear with a driving rock feel. This tune

This is an easy and fun beginning rock chart that will instantly grab your students' attention! A steady beat, easy rhythms, and modest ranges provide a solid introduction to rock style. The two-measure

Here's an excellent contemporary chart for big band by Craig Skeffington. Written in a modern straight-eighth style at 170 bpm, it features all sections of the band with improvisational space for alto

Let the trumpets show off, like they always want to do, with Go for It!, a hard-driving jazz/rock chart in the style of the group Chase. While featuring the trumpet section, all sections get their

An intense, hard-hitting, up-tempo rock tune with the feel of a cataclysmic event! Played at around 150 bpm, it features repetitive rhythms and patterns that guarantee jazz bands will be performance-ready

This easy and fun beginning rock chart will be a hit with young jazz band students. A steady beat, easy rhythms, and modest ranges provide the perfect introduction to rock style. The two-measure solo

This original and exciting composition is designed to give young ensembles the authentic sound that is heard in some of today's commercial music. Blending both the Latin and rock genres, with lots of

This up-tempo rocker is guaranteed to rock the first time and every time you play it! Black Ops successfully captures the feel of a covert mission, and when paired with the composer's signature

Turf War  gives the entire ensemble a chance to defend its ground while engaging in a battle of musical force. This driving rock chart never stops with its well-placed drum fills, mostly tutti

This up-tempo rocker is guaranteed to bring down the house! It kicks in with a catchy hook in the first measure and never lets up. Written solidly at the medium-easy grade level, this tune features

Tame your young beasts with this fun rock chart. It has all the right stuff: a steady beat, easy rhythms and ranges, and it's fun for young players. Beginning improvisers can develop confidence with the

Here's a straight-ahead, rockin' bari sax solo feature set at 156 bpm. The ensemble has a lot of exposure and the writing has a ton of style. The changes are a variation on the blues form with a little bit

A totally energetic and exciting rock chart, Line Drive features a hip, driving minor-key melody over a set of shifting and unexpected chord changes. Built upon a 12-bar frame, it features

Here's an original rock chart with a gospel feel that will showcase developing groups at their best. At around 132 bpm, it features the full ensemble with suitably melodic lines before nice development

Larry Barton's fast-paced, original rock chart exudes tons of excitement and fun with its easy changes over a blues progression, solid sectional and full ensemble scoring, rhythmic variation, and an open

Unavailable for many years, this outstanding and challenging composition for advanced jazz ensembles is back in print! It was originally recorded by Maynard Ferguson on the It's My Time album and features

Here's a creative setting of this time-honored folk song that begins with a slow rubato introduction featuring a soloist or any combination of soloists before breaking into a hard-driving rock

This tasty little rocker gives the entire ensemble an opportunity to shine! With a tempo set at 132 pm, the stop-time melodic theme creates interest and contrasts nicely with the all-out rock grooves. The

Don't miss this straight-ahead, energy-filled rocker where every section of the band gets to shine. Turnin' Up the Heat is a powerful chart with an edgy sound and includes an open solo section

The spotlight is on the whole band with this hard-driving rock chart. Featuring great full ensemble and soli writing, it gradually modulates up throughout using accidentals in the parts in place of key