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Welcome to PDFjazzmusic.com!


"Now You Can Get Excellent Big Band Charts By Top Writers From Anywhere in the World - For Less Than $20 bucks. Listen to the charts, view the scores...and don't leave before you've picked up the free big band chart, a $40 value."

Hello, and thanks for visiting!

I'm Jim Martin and I've been writing for big bands for over 25 years. You may have run across a few of my big band charts in a school or pro band somewhere. Rob Parton and his Jazz Tech Big Band from Chicago have recorded over a dozen of them on four separate CD's.

I created pdfjazzmusic.com for 2 selfish reasons really....

I hated going to Office Depot to copy, tape and prepare a chart when someone bought one from me, and.... the money paid by publishers through traditional channels sucks! A chart that retails for $45 (what YOU guys pay) nets the composer less than $5 bucks! (Sure they've got costs - but c'mon.....10 measly percent?)

From this website, you'll be able to get high-quality big band, combo and other assorted goodies delivered directly to your computer in pdf format - from anywhere in the world - for less than $20 bucks a chart. Simply download, print and pass out to your band. Now you can have your library chocked full of good stuff - without paying upwards of $50 - 75 bucks per chart.

For now the site includes original big band music by myself (Jim Martin) as well as Frank Mantooth, Ed Palermo, Paul Lohorn,Trent Kynaston , Jean Laughlin, Ron Davis, Ryan Cullen, Tom Garling, Ryan Fraley, Frank Amsallem ,Carron Schilders, Mark Lathan, Jeremy Levy, Scott Mertens , John Alexander, Roget Pontbriand, and the one-of-a-kind Don Ellis. More writers and new charts are always in the works.

Whether you are a high school band director, college jazz director or a member or leader of a pro or amatuer big band, I believe you'll find pdfjazzmusic.com to be an excellent source for well written music by a variety of writers at extremely affordable prices. Convenient too!

Take a "test drive" right now by downloading a FREE big band chart while you are here. It's a $40 value. A nice little bossa nova your band will enjoy. Kind of "Bob Florencey" in style.

Once you complete the form, you'll receive the password via email immediately to open and print the chart. Downloading the freebie will allow you to experience the whole process and how the site works. And you'll get a free big band chart to boot! When you purchase a chart, you'll get the download information immediately.

Now go ahead and check out the big band and combo pages! Listen to some of the charts here and view the scores and you decide. Keep in mind that pdfjazzmusic.com is constantly "under construction" with new music being added regularly. Check back often to view new scores and to listen.

The site now contains complete and up-to-the-minute listings on Ebay for hundreds of big band CDs and also a huge jazz cd section for every style of jazz.

Many thanks go to Jay Nichols and Bob Boyer for their tremendous help in getting scores and parts into Finale and in pdf format for pdfjazzmusic.com. They both do terrific work. They are fast and they are good!

Thanks for visiting!

--Jim Martin

P.S. This site uses ALOT of audio. Although it is flash format and streams pretty fast, dial-up users may experience a some choppiness in the streaming of the music. I highly recommend upgrading to a broadband connection. Once you have it, you'll never go back. There are some good deals out there, and it doesn't cost as much as it used to have high-speed internet. Try this handy broadband search tool. You can search dozens of broadband companies to see if they offer service in your zip code. Or just click on the graphic below.

Want to pay for a chart by check or money order? Send payment to:
Jim Martin, c/o TelCon, 2215 Oak Industrial Dr. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505

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