Friday, September 5, 2025

Super Sale at Sher Music!

Fellow musicians — for the month of September only, virtually all our Sher Music method book PDFs are on sale at HALF of their normal (already low) prices. You won't see these kinds of savings again for a while, so I hope you take advantage of our "Back to the Woodshed" sale. See below for details & enjoy!

— The Sher Music Team

Method Books

  1. 365 Days of Practice by Rick Margitza
  2. An Approach to Comping: Vol. 1 by Jeb Patton
  3. An Approach to Comping: Vol. 2 by Jeb Patton
  4. Bass Foundations by Chuck Israels
  5. Blues Scales by Dan Greenblatt
  6. Bob Mover Jazz Lexicon by Bob Mover
  7. Building Solo Lines from Cells by Randy Vincent
  8. Cellular Approach by Randy Vincent
  9. Concepts for Bass Soloing by Chuck Sher & Marc Johnson
  10. El Libro del Jazz Piano by Mark Levine
  11. Essential Grooves by Dan Moretti, Matthew Nicholl & Oscar Stagnaro
  12. Flamenco Improvisation: Vol. 1 by Enrique Vargas
  13. Flamenco Improvisation: Vol. 2 by Enrique Vargas
  14. Flamenco Improvisation: Vol. 3 by Enrique Vargas
  15. Forward Motion by Hal Galper
  16. Foundation Exercises for Bass by Chuck Sher
  17. Guitarist's Introduction to Jazz by Randy Vincent
  18. How to Voice Standards by Mark Levine
  19. Improvisor's Bass Method by Chuck Sher
  20. Introduction to Jazz Piano by Jeb Patton
  21. Jazz Guitar Voicings: The Drop 2 Book by Randy Vincent
  22. Jazz Harmony Book by David Berkman
  23. Jazz Musician's Guide to Creative Practicing by David Berkman
  24. Jazz Piano Book by Mark Levine
  25. Jazz Piano Masterclass: The Drop 2 Book by Mark Levine
  26. Jazz Saxophone Book by Tim Armacost
  27. Jazz Scores and Analysis: Vol. 1 by Rick Lawn
  28. Jazz Scores and Analysis: Vol. 2 by Rick Lawn
  29. Jazz Singer's Guidebook by David Berkman
  30. Jazz Solos of Chick Corea by Peter Sprague
  31. Jazz Songs for the Student Violinist by Joanne Keefe & Kevin M. Mitchell
  32. Jazz Theory Book by Mark Levine
  33. Jimmy Raney Book by Jimmy Raney & Jon Raney
  34. Line Games by Randy Vincent
  35. Logic and Critical Thinking in Jazz Improvisation by Vincent Herring
  36. Major is Harmonic by Randy Vincent
  37. Metaphors for the Musician by Randy Halberstadt
  38. Method for Chromatic Harmonica by Max De Aloe
  39. Minor is Major! by Dan Greenblatt
  40. Modern Etudes for Solo Trumpet by Cameron Pearce
  41. New Orleans Trumpet by Jim Thornton
  42. Playing for Singers by Mike Greensill
  43. Practice Notebooks of Michael Brecker by Michael Brecker
  44. Reading, Writing and Rhythmetic by Roberta Radley
  45. Real Easy Ear Training Book by Roberta Radley
  46. Rhythm Changes Guide by Lukas Gabric
  47. Rhythm First! by Tom Kamp
  48. Serious Jazz Book II by Barry Finnerty
  49. Serious Jazz Practice Book by Barry Finnerty
  50. Syncopation Companion by Bryan Bowman
  51. Teoría del Jazz by Mark Levine
  52. Three-note Voicings and Beyond by Randy Vincent
  53. Walking Bass Line Construction - F Blues by Bob Sinicrope
  54. Walking Bass Line Construction - Bb Blues by Bob Sinicrope
  55. Walking Bass Line Construction - C Minor Blues by Bob Sinicrope
  56. Walking Bass Line Construction - Perdido by Bob Sinicrope
  57. Walking Bassics by Ed Fuqua
  58. Wisdom of the Hand by Marius Nordal

Latin Music

Latin Music

  1. 101 Montunos by Rebeca Mauleón
  2. Afro-Caribbean Grooves for Drumset by Jean-Philippe Fanfant
  3. Brazilian Guitar Book by Nelson Faria
  4. Conga Drummer's Guidebook by Michael Spiro
  5. Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar: Vol. 1 by Neff Irizarry
  6. Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar: Vol. 2 by Neff Irizarry
  7. Decoding Afro-Cuban Jazz by Chucho Valdés & Rebeca Mauleón
  8. Inside the Brazilian Rhythm Section by Nelson Faria & Cliff Korman
  9. Language of the Masters by Michael Spiro
  10. Latin Bass Book by Oscar Stagnaro & Chuck Sher
  11. Muy Caliente! by Rebeca Mauleón
  12. Salsa Guidebook for Piano & Ensemble by Rebeca Mauleón
  13. True Cuban Bass by Carlos del Puerto & Silvio Vergara

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

August Sher Music Sale!

For the month of August 2025 only, we are offering our Sher Music customers a free pdf of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" or "The Alan Pasqua Songbook" as a token of our gratitude if you buy 2 of any of our world-class jazz or Latin music physical books. 

"The Jazz Theory Book" is the most trusted discussion of all aspects of jazz theory ever published. If it is not already in your library, now is the chance to get it free of charge - https://www.shermusic.com/1883217040.php.

If you already have Mark's masterpiece, we'd be happy to give you a free pdf of "The Alan Pasqua Songbook" instead. This digital-only publication includes 21 of Alan's favorite tunes of his, direct from his own lead sheets! More details here - https://www.shermusic.com/9737703181607.php.

After buying the physical books from www.shermusic.com, just send an email requesting one or the other of our free gifts to shermuse@sonic.net and it will be sent to you within 24 hours. Enjoy! - the Sher Music team

Monday, March 3, 2025

March Sher Music Discount Sale!



For the month of March only, all of our newest Sher Music PDF books will be on sale at their lowest prices ever! If you missed out on any of these great publications, now's the best time to inspire your practicing by absorbing the teaching of some of the greatest minds in jazz!
  1. Logic and Critical Thinking in Jazz Improvisation - Vincent Herring's best-selling jazz book. A masterpiece!
  2. Randy Vincent's Major is Harmonic - one of the greatest jazz educators alive - with a new book for all instrumentalists.
  3. Bob Mover's Jazz Lexicon - New & Improved Second Edition now available in treble and bass clef!
  4. Chuck Israels' Bass Foundations - featuring 63 pages of his playing with Bill Evans, including Bill's reharmonizations.
  5. The Jimmy Raney Book by Jimmy and Jon Raney - including a unique take on the rhythmic underpinnings of bebop.
  6. Bob Sinicrope's Walking Bass Line Construction - separate books for F Blues, Bb Blues, C Minor Blues, and Perdido.
  7. Neff Irizarry's Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar Vol.2 - along with Vol.1, the most complete books ever published on the subject.

Like all Sher Music Co. books, each one of these has been endorsed by multiple jazz luminaries, so you know they will greatly improve your musicianship!   LEARN MORE at https://www.shermusic.com/sale.php