Nikki Iles Jazz on a Summer’s Day (piano)

By Nikki Iles.

Jazz on a Summer’s Day is a unique collection of stylish jazz arrangements and
original compositions for solo piano. It conveys the many sides of summer
through swing, blues, samba, calypso, and folk, and draws inspiration from
jazz artists including Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Grover Washington Jr, and
Sonny Rollins. The author’s credentials, as a celebrated jazz pianist and
composer, guarantee a perfect introduction to jazz and to sounding like the
best.

• Nine arrangements and original pieces at intermediate level (Grades 5-8)
• Notated jazz solos, accessible yet idiomatic
• Wide range of styles, from swing standards to contemporary
• Includes a piano duet – a sizzling jazz-samba
• CD of full performances, to help with interpretation, and backing tracks for the duet