Steve Shanley

Two-Lip Blues is a D-minor blues chart featuring all sections in the band (including the rhythm section!), with manageable ranges for the brass. All rhythm section parts are notated completely, includ...

Looking for something to jazz up your next beginning band performance? Steve Shanley’s "Blues for Band" features tasty licks that use only the first 6 notes of the concert B-flat scale and serves as a...

Perfect for a contrasting selection for concert or festival use, Steve Shanley’s arrangement of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is written in the slow swing style of the Count Basie Orchestra. The subdued...

Want to help your beginning jazz band develop strong rhythmic reading skills and also teach them important lingo? Musicians sometimes refer to playing in a rest as "falling in a hole," and Don’t Fall...

The "reggaeton" genre is one of the most popular musical styles in the world, and now you can finally play it with your jazz band! Steve Shanley’s "Reggaeton" utilizes the infectious groove in a jazz...

Inspired by the groundbreaking musical stylings of "Mambo King" Tito Puente, "Nueva Vida" (New Life) by Steve Shanley is the perfect Latin jazz chart to spice up your next concert! All sections of the...

Teach your beginning band about traditional Brazilian culture with 'Dança Feliz' (Happy Dance,) featuring fun melodies for all instruments, an infectious beat, and plenty of optional percussion parts....

Ahoy, maties! Take your beginning band on a pirate adventure with this dark and mysterious piece! Low brass and low woodwinds are featured on the initial statement of the melody, and the lyrical middl...

Need a little break from the usual major and minor tonalities? Try Anatolian Highlands, written in the phrygian mode! In classical antiquity, Phrygia was a kingdom in the highlands of west central Ana...

Looking for a piece to feature an advanced soloist with your young band? Look no further, because Dormez Vous? Not You! Is the perfect choice! The solo part can be performed by any instrument, and cou...

Build a stronger understanding of Latin jazz with an exciting and authentic cha-cha your students will love! 'Pantalones Malos' features plenty of auxiliary percussion, an accessible solo section, cle...

Take your jazz band on a trip to the Caribbean with this authentic calypso! Students will love the catchy melody, and directors will appreciate the plentiful auxiliary percussion, clear rhythm section...

Need an easy introduction to the swing style for your beginning jazz band? Look no further than 'Lock It In The Pocket!' Horns play slurred eight note lines and staccato quarter notes. Clearly written...

Celebrate the fabled Knights of the Round Table with 'Excelsior Fanfare,' a bright and flashy concert opener! The noble main theme features staccato and accented lines from the upper woodwinds and bra...

You can’t miss with "Swing We Now of Christmas!" Audience members will be tapping their toes to a traditional Christmas carol at your holiday jazz ensemble performance. Written at the grade 1 level, t...

Two-Lip Blues is a D-minor blues chart featuring all sections in the band (including the rhythm section!), with manageable ranges for the brass. All rhythm section parts are notated completely, includ...

Looking for something to jazz up your next beginning band performance? Steve Shanley’s "Blues for Band" features tasty licks that use only the first 6 notes of the concert B-flat scale and serves as a...

Looking for something to jazz up your next beginning band performance? Steve Shanley’s "Blues for Band" features tasty licks that use only the first 6 notes of the concert B-flat scale and serves as a...

Perfect for a contrasting selection for concert or festival use, Steve Shanley’s arrangement of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is written in the slow swing style of the Count Basie Orchestra. The subdued...