Kendor Music

Written in memory of Michael Jackson, The King Of Pop, this driving funk original built on a minor motive embodies many of the elements of great big band writing while capturing the spirit and style o...

This funk original for advancing groups provides an ideal way to sustain the interest of the audience while teaching essential jazz fusion skills to developing musicians. Written in the style of Herbi...

Your audiences will love this retro R&B original with an upbeat, infectious groove. Originally record by the composer on Try Something Neu (NuGroove Records NUG-2036-2), this chart is reminiscent of t...

This exciting Latin chart for beginning groups is based on the chord changes to Groove Merchant by Jerome Richardson, and is the perfect closer or opener. The solo section is written out with solo she...

When recruiting guitar students for a the jazz ensemble, it is often the case that the guitarist does not read music notation well, or at all. The goal of this book is to simplify things for the jazz...

This collection of 18 audition/performance etudes based on the chord progressions to popular jazz standards, blues, and rhythm changes. The collection was designed for honors jazz band auditions, solo...

This essential book for jazz ensemble auditions, recitals, festivals, and lessons includes 20 etudes based on the changes to popular jazz standards so players learn to improvise over the chord progres...

This essential book for jazz ensemble auditions, recitals, festivals, and lessons includes 20 etudes based on the changes to popular jazz standards so players learn to improvise over the chord progres...

for Bells/Field (or Tenor)Drum, Xylophone (or Marimba, Vibes)/Woodblock, Timani (2)/Triangle, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, and Cymbals

Leftovers just got better with this grade 2 piece based upon a 12-bar blues pattern. It offers both pizzicato and arco playing, challenging syncopated jazz rhythms, and a traditional big-band-like 'sh...

George Gershwin completed Rhapsody In Blue in 1924, and it was one of the first orchestral works to fuse together blues, jazz and classical styles to create a distinctly American orchestral sound, and...

We welcome George Frueh to the Kendor family of writers with this western style blues original that lets young groups experience the fun of playing in the swing style. Written in the key of D major, i...

This upbeat, rock-style piece featuring three themes was written to portray an adventurous journey or escape. Driving rhythms, major and minor tonalities, and fun-loving parts for all are features.

This essential book for jazz ensemble auditions, recitals, festivals, and lessons includes 20 etudes based on the changes to popular jazz standards so players learn to improvise over the chord progres...

This essential book for jazz ensemble auditions, recitals, festivals, and lessons includes 20 etudes based on the changes to popular jazz standards so players learn to improvise over the chord progres...

This collection contains ten original solos and features a variety of key signatures, tempi, and styles to interest and challenge players. The solos are primarily scored in the swing style, including...

These carefully crafted grade 3-4 jazz duets utilize easy-to-hear harmonies, commonly encountered jazz rhythms, and occasional metric changes. Interesting material is provided for both musicians, and...

Written in 1885, F.W. Meacham's ever-popular American Patrol can be found in almost all band libraries. This grade 4 setting for AAT saxophone trio presents the tune in it's best playing and sounding...

Written to give developing jazz musicians the chance to hone their interpretative skills in trio settings for like instruments, this outstanding set features ten concise tunes in swing (5), Latin (2),...

Lennie Niehaus, former featured alto sax soloist and arranger for the Stan Kenton Orchestra has composed this grade 4+ original for S(A)ATB saxophone quartets. This contemporary quartet is written in...

This grade 4 quartet is a fun, uptempo piece featuring bebop inspired melodies and richly scored harmonies designed to showcase saxophonists at their best.

With solid full-group choruses, solis for two altos or tenor/bari, and a written-or-ad-lib solo for lead alto, this swingin' original has plenty of energy, attitude and audience appeal. Jazz articulat...

Every player in this swingin' arrangement of the great jazz classic gets a chance to shine in a mix of solo, duet and full-group passages. In the letter which came with his proofs, veteran arranger Ni...

First published in 1964, this colorful work in two movements -- 1. The Demure (expressive), 2. The Delightful (scherzando) -- features the irresistible melodies and rich harmonies for which Sammy Nest...

AATB Saxophones This big band classic made famous by the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1939 is presented here for AATB saxophone quartet and retains all the excitement of the swing era. Bluesy riffs, walk...