James Miley

James Miley brings to Sierra another hip arrangement of a great contemporary tune. This Soundgarden piece is masterfully scored for the modern big band, making great use of interesting saxophone effec...

Radiohead is an English alternative rock band. They were ranked #73 in Rolling Stone's list of 'the greatest artists of all time.' James Miley's wonderful arrangement of one of Radiohead's most popula...

There, There' (subtitled 'The Boney King of Nowhere') was recorded on Radiohead's 2003 album Hail to the Thief. James Miley's sublime and highly accessible arrangement re-imagines the melodic, harmoni...

This is another Radiohead tune, arranged by Radiohead Jazz Project pioneer, James Miley. This piece was commissioned by the Fort Lewis College Jazz Ensemble. There is solo space for your choice for te...

James Miley brings us an original, fresh and fun-to-play composition titled 'Swing State.' With bop-ish lines over a swing feel (with a funky back-beat), this chart brings new life to an eager rhythm...

The chart that won James the prestigious IAJE/Gil Evans Fellowship, 'Darkness' is a straight 8 cut-time funk extravanganza with extended solo space for tenor, drums, guitar/pano, and trumpet. The piec...

Arranged for saxophonist/composer Peter Epstein's appearance at the 2004 Central Coast Jazz Festival, this modal alto feature takes some unexpected turns in the middle and sets up a natural sounding g...

Commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival for the 2007 Next Generation Jazz Festival, this chart falls in that small space between Ornette Coleman and Radiohead, with a bevy of odd-metered phrases, s...

The Dude Abides was commissioned by the California Band Directors Association for the 2007 IAJE/CBDA California All State High School Jazz Band. If you like your jazz with a healthy dose of distorted...

Arranged for the Jonathan Kreisberg Trio's appearance with the Virginia Tech Jazz Ensemble in 2008, this chart is a great feature for your rhythm section, with extended solo space for guitar (or alto/...

Kneebody meets big band. There is simply no adequate way to describe this chart and do it any sort of justice, so you're probably better off just listening to the recording online. If you've ever wond...

Commissioned by Curtis Gaesser and the Folsom High School Jazz Ensemble, this composition is an extended concert piece with several substantial ensemble passages, an abundance of contrapuntal writing...

Lengthy (9+ minutes). Ballad/waltz written in honor of my cat's favorite toy, Sid the Squid - a weathered, well-loved six-legged sea creature made of foam, fur, leather, and dirt that gets 'hunted' ar...

Fun medium-tempo minor blues swinger in the vein of Killer Joe, but with a decidedly tongue-in-cheek melody and a funky, chromatic bari sax, bass bone, and bass melodic feature before the recap. Inclu...

A fun half-time blues with plenty of solo space to go around. The chart begins with an unaccompanied bass solo leading into a repeated groove-based line in the bass and piano that kicks off the full b...

This cut-time swing/quasi-hip hop funk chart has a catchy angular melody and fun changes for soloists (piano/guitar, tenor, or trombone). There's also an extended open percussion break to feature your...

If you have a deep, abiding love for '70s funk, Bitches Brew-era, Miles Davis, heavy metal, bossa nova, Igor Stravinsky, Charles Ives, and late '90s aggro-pop, this might just be the tune for you. Thi...

Fast swing with a repeating 5-bar cut-time ostinato in the bass and a mildly demented call and response melody in the trumpets and saxes. This is a great high-energy festival chart with plenty of solo...

Another treatment of a Ron Miles tune written for his Central Coast Jazz Festival appearance in 2003. This chart begins with an intensely chromatic contrapuntal layering effect that builds to a frenzy...

(In memory of Paul Shaghoian) Part one of ' There'. (Commissioned in honor of Gil Evans by IAJE and the Herb Aplert Foundation and premiered by soloist Tim Ries with the Fresno Jazz Composers Orchestr...

(In memory of Paul Shaghoian) Part two of ' There'. (Commissioned in Honor of Gil Evans by IAJE and the Herb Alpert Foundation and premiered by soloist Tim Ries with the Fresno Jazz Composers Orchestr...

A colorful, multi-faceted composition commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival for the 2006 Next Generation Festival sight reading competition, this medium-up swing chart features unusual phrase len...