Jazz/Rock and Funk Jazz Ensemble Charts

This industrial strength funk chart is fun to play and audiences will dig it too! The groove is set by bari sax, bass trombone, and bass, and from there you can just Funketabout It! Suggested solos

Bob and Weave has a distinctive hip-hop groove that will be a great change-of-pace selection for your band. As the title suggests, there's lots of interplay between sections making this enjoyable

Joe Schaefer has a real handle on the modern funk/rock groove, and his Funkmania is sure to please. The great sax writing keeps the piece growing after the melody is stated, setting up the

The trumpets start off this poppin' funk chart that's played anywhere from 144 to 152 bpm. With solid parts for all sections, Soulful Swagger stays true to the medium funky

This great Carl Strommen original is a slow funk chart with a double-time feel at around 92 bpm. With tons of attitude, it features lots of dialogue between the saxes and brass, powerful ensembles, and

Erik Sherburne has crafted a "determined rock" chart played at 132 bpm with lots of call-and-response writing and limited brass ranges. Including plenty of unison lines and interesting rhythms,

Here's a "medium bouncy funky" groove chart with great lines and really hot rhythm section parts! The funky call-and-response sections in the winds keep this chart driving forward and fun to play.

Hot and energetic, Hopscotch is a funk/hip-hop original with swing eighth notes. The solos can be opened up, and a suggested solo and chord changes are included in the alto 1 part. The solo

Dawg House is a powerful funk chart with a funky triplet feel set at about 98 bpm. Opening with a brief guitar introduction, it features great writing for all sections and solid tutti

With a nod to the great Horace Silver, Pete McGuinness has captured a funky boogaloo groove that is reminiscent of this jazz master's works from the 1960s. This classic chart has a touch of R&B

Here's a great chart on Freddie Hubbard's Blues for Miles that really cooks! Freddie describes this tune as "hip hop funk" on the original CD also entitled Blues for Miles. This solid arrangement

There's lots of funky fun in this cool chart that starts out featuring a combo of alto sax, bari sax, trumpet, guitar and trombone before the whole ensemble gets in on the action. The solo section is

Andy Farber's Shag Bag is an exceptional rock chart featuring a very funky groove that jazz bands will enjoy rehearsing and performing. Included are solo sections for alto sax and trumpet that can