This Performance Syllabus is a list of excellent repertoire for jazz ensembles from beginner (Level 1) to professional (Level 6). Groups are not required to perform selections from these lists.
| Title | Composer | Publisher | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Block Blues | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Swing |
| Blues-Go-Round | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Swing |
| Chilled Out | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Rock |
| Dean's World | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Rock |
| Dreamsville | Gassi, Vince (arr.) | Belwin | Ballad |
| Follow My Lead | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Swing |
| Ginger Jam | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Blues |
| Glazed Over | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Rock |
| Hotel Mambo | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Latin |
| Niobe | Gassi, Vince | Belwin | Latin |
| Orinoco | Gassi, Vince | Belwin | Latin |
| Pacific Attitude | Gassi, Vince | Belwin | Rock |
| Pete's Chune | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Reggae |
| Red River Mud Pie | Ballantyne, Andy | Clovertone Music | Blues |
| Take the "A" Train | Straynor, Billy (arr. Vince Gassi) | Belwin | Swing |
| Train Track | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Swing |
| Title | Composer | Publisher | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Kingdon's Last Hope Jr. | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | 12/8 |
| All Your Base | Patterson, Erik | Clovertone Music | Rock |
| Atlantic Crossing | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Ballad |
| Back Seat Confessions | Camwell, David | Dorn Publications | Ballad |
| Cathy's Army | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Ballad |
| Deep Fried | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Swing |
| Down 'N Up | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Swing |
| Drew's Blues | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Swing |
| Electro's Next Plot (Jr.) | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Rock Shuffle |
| Finding Peace | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Rock Shuffle |
| Formula One | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Swing |
| Gentle One | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Basie Ballad |
| Gig Bag | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Swing |
| Glass Half Full | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Ballad |
| Grit Your Teeth | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Swing |
| Hotter Sauce | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Latin |
| Missing You (short version) | Stride, Fred | Sierra | Ballad |
| Patent Leather Shoes | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Rock |
| Rooster Tail | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Latin |
| Shushwap Shuffle | Ballantyne, Andy | Clovertone Music | Swing |
| Socal Samba | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Latin |
| Swing Happens | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Swing |
| Swing Inc. | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Swing |
| Swingin' Shepherd Blues | Kaufmann, Moe (arr. Rick Stitzel) | Hal Leonard | Swing |
| Vop-adooGing | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | Blues |
| With Fond Remembrance | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Ballad |
| Title | Composer | Publisher | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadian Autumn | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | 3/4 Swing |
| Boris and Natasha | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Rock Shuffle |
| Brand New Car | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Rock |
| Breen | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | Basie Ballad |
| Crusher's Last Stand | Mahar, Bill | Bell Mahar Music.com | Swing |
| Departures | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | 6/4 Ballad |
| Fall In | McNeill, Dean | deanmcneill.com | Med. Straight 1/8ths |
| Filigree | Stride, Fred | Sierra | Ballad |
| Gray Skies | Stride, Fred | Sierra | Swing |
| Groanin' | Mahar, Bill | Bell Mahar Music.com | Shuffle |
| Hitting Her Stride | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Rock |
| Imminent Impact | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Funk |
| Into the Light | Stride, Fred | Sierra | Fusion |
| Last Summer | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | Ballad |
| Little Static Cling, A | Stride, Fred | Sierra | Rock |
| Playing the Field | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Rock |
| Reflections | McNeill, Dean | deanmcneill.com | Horn Choral |
| Return of the Shuffleupagus | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | Shuffle |
| Sax Accord | Stride, Fred | Sierra | Ballad |
| Sea Spray | Stride, Fred | Sierra | Latin |
| Soft Winds | Stride, Fred | Sierra | Latin |
| Sol Fiesta | Kundakcioglu, Maria | Clovertone Music | Latin |
| Sparky's New Digs | Yorke-Slader, Neil | UNC Jazz Press | Swing |
| Sundown, Sundown | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | Fusion |
| Sweet Dreams | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Ballad |
| Swingin' Shepherd Blues | Kaufmann, Moe (arr. Mark Taylor) | Hal Leonard | Swing |
| Tambadora | Kundakcioglu, Maria | Clovertone Music | Latin |
| The Green Blues | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Swing |
| The Stride | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | Latin |
| The Timothy Tree | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | Rock |
| Yun Gia | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Latin |
| Title | Composer | Publisher | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Day at Stanhope | Yorke-Slader, Neil | UNC Jazz Press | Ballad |
| Alone In A Crowded Room | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Ballad |
| Back Bacon Blues | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | Swing |
| Bandar's Five Year Funk | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Funk |
| Blowtorch | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Funk |
| Bunser Burner | McNeill, Dean | deanmcneill.com | Swing |
| Cooke's Delight | Sabina, Les | Kendor | Swing |
| Dante's Hot House | Gassi, Vince | H.M.S. Publishing | Swing |
| E & H | Sabina, Les | UNC Jazz Press | Ballad |
| Evil Eye | Yorke-Slader, Neil | UNC Jazz Press | Rock |
| First X's Free | Hunt, Chris | Clovertone Music | Rock/Funk |
| From the Top | Stride, Fred | Sierra | Swing |
| Funk Out | Kundakcioglu, Michael | Clovertone Music | Funk |
| Gossamer Wings | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Rock Ballad |
| Happy Dance | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Latin |
| Have You Heard | Metheny, Pat (arr. David Camwell) | UNC Jazz Press | Contemporary |
| Intersections | Buckley, Bob | Barnhouse | Swing |
| Missing You (pro version) | Stride, Fred | Sierra | Ballad |
| More Sheep | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | Latin |
| Quizas Tenia Razon | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | 12/8 Afro-Cuban |
| Some Skunk Funk | Randy Brecker (arr. David Camwell) | UNC Jazz Press | Funk |
| Something for Ernie (Nothing for Bert) | Stride, Fred | Sierra | Swing |
| Streetmode | Mahar, Bill | Bell Mahar Music.com | Swing |
| The Path | Grossman, Josh | Clovertone Music | Gospel & Funk |
| Two For Jerry | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | Tbn. Duet Swing |
| West End Blues | Mahar, Bill | Bell Mahar Music.com | Swing |
| Whirlwind | Stride, Fred | Sierra | Swing |
| Wicker Chicken | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | Funk |
| Title | Composer | Publisher | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Dream | MacDonald, Earl | Walrus | Swing |
| Bitter Tart | Runions, Greg | UNC Jazz Press | Jazz Waltz |
| Blues Unblue | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | Swing |
| Caffeine, Anyone? | Sabina, Les | UNC Jazz Press | Swing |
| Cool Ones, The | Stride, Fred | Sierra | Funk |
| Countless Blues, The | Wilkins, Rick | Walrus | Swing |
| Desolation Blues | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | Swing |
| Drift | Argue, Darcy James | Really Good Music | 3/4 Ballad |
| End of A Love Story | Haines, Steve | UNC Jazz Press | Ballad |
| Everyday Living | McNeill, Dean | danmcneill.com | 3/4 Swing |
| For Sonny | McNeill, Dean | danmcneill.com | 3/4 Swing |
| Greetings - From McSlide to McValve | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | Ballad/Swing |
| Heading Back | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | |
| Heading Out | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | |
| Is This the Underground? | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | Latin |
| Jake O'Shawnasey | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | Fusion |
| Lightly Turning | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | |
| Living Lonely | Runions, Greg | UNC Jazz Press | Ballad |
| Maranta | Sabina, Les | UNC Jazz Press | Latin |
| Mingusian Grinder | Mahar, Bill | Bell Mahar Music.com | Blues |
| Numbly | Mahar, Bill | Bell Mahar Music.com | Swing |
| O.S. Blues | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | Swing |
| Oh, Brother! | Runions, Greg | UNC Jazz Press | Swing |
| Oprah and the Bean Harvest | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | Fusion 6/4 and 7/4 |
| Santiago Sidestep | Sabina, Les | UNC Jazz Press | Latin/Swing |
| Sea Jay | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | Jazz Waltz |
| Spanish Banks | Stride, Fred | Sierra | Latin |
| Sweet Adelphi | Jensen, Christine | Jenisis Music | Jazz Waltz |
| Sylvan Vale | Jensen, Christine | Jenisis Music | Ballad |
| Tall Shadows | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | Fusion 7/4 |
| The Phone Don't Ring Jack | Ballantyne, Andy | Clovertone Music | 12/8 Swing |
| The Rest... | Tynan, Paul | UNC Jazz Press | Swing |
| The Split | Murley, Mike (arr. Steve Haines) | UNC Jazz Press | Slow Swing |
| Threads | McNeill, Dean | Walrus | Swing |
| Transit | Argue, Darcy James | Really Good Music | Contemporary |
| Vernal Fields | Jensen, Christine | Jenisis Music | Jazz Waltz/Funk |
| Vista | Ballantyne, Andy | Clovertone Music | 6/8 and 3/4 |
| Who Asked | Wilkins, Rick | Walrus | Swing |
| Title | Composer | Publisher | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 B.C. | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Swing |
| 4,679,385th Blues in Bb, The | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Swing |
| B.B Gun | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | |
| Back Beat, The | Horace Silver (arr. Rob McConnell) | Walrus | Swing |
| Blue Tag | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Swing |
| Body and Soul | Mahar, Bill | Bell Mahar Music.com | Swing |
| C.K.U.A. | McNeill, Dean | Walrus | Swing |
| Canada's Ocean Playground | Haines, Steve | UNC Jazz Press | Swing in 3/4 and 4/4 |
| Cats Don't Have Eyebrows | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | |
| Chrysalis | Argue, Darcy James | Really Good Music | Ballad |
| Clarinet is Black and Blue, The | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Swing |
| Club Sirocco | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | Swing |
| Cruisin' For A Bleusin' | Ferguson, Maynard (arr. Andy Weiner) | Hal Leonard | Swing |
| Days Gone By | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Ballad/Swing |
| Do You Mean It??!! - $2000.00 (U.S.) | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | Swing |
| Even Canadians Get the Blues | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Swing |
| Flux in a Box | Argue, Darcy James | Really Good Music | Swing |
| Forward Motion | Haines, Steve | UNC Jazz Press | Latin |
| Fuerte Como Toro | Chycoski, Amie (arr. Ian McDougall) | Walrus | Ballad/Latin |
| Get Out And Stay Out | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | Swing |
| Hey! | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Swing |
| Intersection | Jensen, Christine | Jenisis Music | Contemporary |
| It's Hard to Find One | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Jazz Waltz |
| Just Tell Me Yes or No | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Ballad |
| Love of My Life | Kellaway, Roger (arr. Rob McConnell) | Walrus | Ballad/Swing |
| My Man Bill | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Swing |
| Osteology | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | |
| Place of Shoaling Waters | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | Suite |
| Riffs I Have Known | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Swing |
| Runaway Hormones | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Latin |
| Seafever | Jensen, Christine | Jenisis Music | Latin |
| Seven Steps to Heaven | Haines, Steve (arr.) | UNC Jazz Press | Fast Swing |
| Somnamblues | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | Swing |
| Soul Mates | Haines, Steve | UNC Jazz Press | Latin |
| Start With Mrs. Beanhart | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Swing |
| Stereo Blues | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Swing |
| Strollin' | Silver, Horace (arr. Rob McConnell) | Walrus | Swing |
| T.O. Two | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Swing |
| That's Right | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Rock |
| The Eipper | Tynan, Paul | UNC Jazz Press | Fast Swing |
| The Heat of the Day | Metheny, Pat (arr. David Camwell) | UNC Jazz Press | Contemporary |
| The New Cure | Runions, Greg | UNC Jazz Press | Blues |
| Traditional Peace | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Latin |
| Tribute to Art Fern, A | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Swing |
| Tune For Jessie | Haines, Steve (arr.) | UNC Jazz Press | Funk |
| Waltz I Blew For You, The | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Jazz Waltz |
| Waltz You Knew Was Blue, The | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Jazz Waltz |
| Wheeler Dealer | McNeill, Dean | Walrus | 3/4 Swing |
| Winter In Winnipeg | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | Swing |
| You Better Believe It! | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | Swing |
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