Latin Jazz Ensemble Charts

This easy bossa nova rock original brings a straight-ahead Latin feel together with very teachable ensemble passages. It's fun to play, and audiences will enjoy every beat! Written solos for alto and tenor

This tune is written in the style of a cha-cha. It has an open solo section to give all of your students an opportunity for improvisation along with some great ensemble playing. The piece builds into an

This original Brazilian samba captures the authenticity of the style and brings to life the drive and excitement of the culture from which it originates. The title is Portuguese for "In the Next Life." This

For the Love! is a trumpet solo feature with jazz ensemble written as a moderate Latin/rock ballad and includes a host of Latin percussion instruments. The accessible trumpet solo

This mambo with a two-beat feel and syncopated melodic line could easily have been used as a TV theme. Exceptional section and ensemble writing make it a great chart to show off all players. There's

This moderate Latin/funk chart will be a real crowd pleaser with its accessible tempo and ensemble highlights along with a written solo for trumpet. Optional parts for expanded instrumentations include

Here's a smooth and laid-back samba that's played with the half-note equaling 96 bpm. In addition to ensemble tutti and sectional soli sections it features an ad lib alto saxophone solo. Along

Bossa nova originated in Brazil as a combination of jazz and samba and has clearly become a mainstay in today's jazz culture. This original captures all that Latin culture and adds some extraordinary

Let this chart be the first bossa nova you put in front of your beginning jazz ensemble. It's easy to play yet captures all the Brazilian character of this key Latin style. The tempo is relaxed at about 120

Patriotic music for jazz bands is always welcome! This setting begins appropriately at a reverently slow tempo around 60 bpm, with the trumpets carrying the melody followed by a piano interlude. The

Exceptional ensemble writing makes this fun bossa/rock chart sound great and work well as a reliable teaching piece. Featuring a cool, smooth, laid-back sound and feel, there is an optional open solo

This chart is right in the pocket with its easy going bossa nova style and a duet feature throughout for tenor sax 1 and trumpet 2/flugelhorn. The duet parts are written except for a chorus of improvisation