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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |