Latin Jazz Ensemble Charts

This Latin chart is absolute fire! With an infectious melody, danceable groove, and wonderful orchestrations, it's fun to play and very accessible. This will be a favorite! 

Feature your star trombone player with this samba arrangment of this classic standard. It has a groove that makes people want to dance and an ensemble section that steals the show. 

Blending the Latin styles of bossa nova and Afro-Cuban, this laid-back chart features soloists on trumpet/flugelhorn, piano, and congas. Grade 3 bands will succeed with accessible ranges, rhythms, and

Is the American Dream a family home, a lawn, and a picket fence? This placid bossa transports the listener to well-manicured suburbia and asks them what it means to "live the good life" – while

Celebrate the multicultural neighborhoods of Chicago's North Side and the important Hispanic presence in the area with this hot and smokin' samba chart! Perfect for showing off your saxes' technical ability

Written for the composer's daughter, this authentic son montuno opens with a nostalgic written flute solo (also notated for lead alto or flugel) before breaking into a captivating 2/3 son

This exciting, authentically written work is a tribute to cultural unity using four contrasting Afro-Cuban styles seamlessly connected: guaguanco, son montuno, bolero, and Afro-Cuban 6/8. It was adapted for

This standard by Horace Silver features a distinctive bass line groove and a laid-back Latin style. Expertly adapted for this easy level, here is a great way to introduce the music of this jazz master to

Bossa at its best! This accessible bossa nova chart provides students with an introduction to one of the most well-known styles of Brazilian music. There is enough syncopation to be interesting but still

In a medium up-tempo style, here is a great-sounding salsa version of the iconic standard. Saxes take the melody at first before handing it off to the brass while a variety of accompaniment effects and

Composed in a flashy merengue style, this brief blaze of glory is a perfect hair-on-fire opener or rousing encore for mature ensembles. It features simmering sax lines, open solo possibilities, and

Carefully paced for younger players and written in a moderate bossa style, this great-sounding original is easy to learn and fun to play. Nicely scored for the entire ensemble, alto sax and trumpet are

Written in a light Latin-pop style, this chart encapsulates the carefree nature of summer leisure, bringing afternoon regattas and picturesque bike rides to mind. The soprano saxophone and flugelhorn are

Here's an easy, hip bossa nova written for jazz combo that can be put together in a short amount of time! It's perfect for concerts as well as community or school performances. Solo changes are included for

Get everyone up and dancing with this hip and infectious samba groove! It is well scored and can be put together with minimal rehearsal time. There are chord changes for all instruments and a written solo

This is a great-sounding chart that holds the interest and comes together quickly - a superb choice for any concert program! This is a great piece to teach syncopation and Latin rhythms. The melody is first

Here is a nice offering from Ernesto Lecuona of Malaguena fame. This take on the Spanish classic provides great variety for your program. There are solos for tenor sax and trumpet along with a

Great rhythm section parts, including auxiliary percussion and a Latin groove, along with comfortable ranges and a moderate tempo make this an excellent choice for younger bands. There's a written solo with

Beethoven gets fired up in this very creative Latin extravaganza! It contains quotes from many European art music pieces. A hip samba groove seamlessly transitions to swing and back to samba with solos for

Here's a hip and accessible blues tune with a Latin groove scored perfectly for beginning jazz ensembles. Creative scoring produces a repetitive bass groove that is playable without becoming tiresome, and

Based on the chord changes to Black Orpheus, this chart features solos for any instrument over the A section of the form along with melodic segments for all sections. It is a great way to introduce

This delightful, breezy bossa has all the ingredients of a great chart: an engaging melody, a fresh harmonic approach, and captivating rhythmic development. Written solos are included for trumpet  and