Music
FBA does not require music selection from a list. However, the FBA Jazz Committee has compiled these resource lists for directors:
FBA Jazz Committee Recommendation List 2024
Swing Director Resource List (2017)
Don Zentz's Recommended Jazz Literature List
Also, see Don Zentz's page for literature suggestions and more.
Jazz Band Resources
Intentional Listening - Rick Fowler, 2026 FMEA Conference
How to "Doo Dit," Understanding the Difference Between Classical and Jazz Articulations - Rick Fowler, 2025 FMEA Conference
Bass by Numbers! - Rick Fowler, 2024 FBA Summer Conference
Jazz Drummers' Toolkit - Jeremy Langford, 2024 FBA Summer Jazz Institute
"Latinizing" Your School Jazz Ensemble - Michele Fernandez Denlinger, 2007 FMEA Conference
Pathways to Improv - Bobby Keating, Tim Ostrow, and Shawn Marren, 2024 FBA Summer Jazz Institute
Jazz Institute Summer 2025:
