Antonio J. Garcia

Cutting the Changes cuts the chord symbols out of soloing! Improvise over standard tunes using ONLY MAJOR SCALES! There's no longer any reason to be afraid of improvising over the music of Gershwin, P...

Jazz great Thelonious Monk composed so many classic tunes, and this creative powerhouse of a chart includes snippets of sixteen of them! Challenge your audience (and your players) to find them all as...

Cutting the Changes cuts the chord symbols out of soloing! Improvise over standard tunes using ONLY MAJOR SCALES! There's no longer any reason to be afraid of improvising over the music of Gershwin, P...

Cutting the Changes cuts the chord symbols out of soloing! Improvise over standard tunes using ONLY MAJOR SCALES! There's no longer any reason to be afraid of improvising over the music of Gershwin, P...

This medium advanced chart was commissioned by the Jazz Division of the Illinois Music Educators Association for the 2018 Illinois All State Jazz Ensemble. Alternating between a straight 8th-note feel...

This medium advanced chart was commissioned by the Jazz Division of the Illinois Music Educators Association for the 2018 Illinois All State Jazz Ensemble. Alternating between a straight 8th-note feel...

This medium advanced chart was commissioned by the Jazz Division of the Illinois Music Educators Association for the 2018 Illinois All State Jazz Ensemble. Alternating between a straight 8th-note feel...

If grading music students in any creative course for credit is a challenge, how much more difficult is it to grade something as personal and nebulous as jazz improvisation? Should students be evaluate...

Cutting the Changes cuts the chord symbols out of soloing! Improvise over standard tunes using ONLY MAJOR SCALES! There's no longer any reason to be afraid of improvising over the music of Gershwin, P...

This 12/8 minor blues was inspired by Duke Ellington's film score for Anatomy of a Murderer.

A musical journey from Chicago to New Orleans provides the backdrop for this chart featuring a wide range of styles found in this area of the country.

Cutting the Changes cuts the chord symbols out of soloing! Improvise over standard tunes using ONLY MAJOR SCALES! There's no longer any reason to be afraid of improvising over the music of Gershwin, P...

Introduce concert bands to this original Latin-style jazz piece names after the El Yungie rainforest in Puerto Rico. Major and blues scales are provided as a basis for the optional solo section so tha...

Introduce concert bands to this original Latin-style jazz piece names after the El Yungie rainforest in Puerto Rico. Major and blues scales are provided as a basis for the optional solo section so tha...

There are no eight-notes syncopations in this chart allowing players to read the music with greater confidence within the overall 'two-feel' of the piece. Optional solos are provided.