Express yourself

The award-winning Garritan Jazz & Big Band library is the first virtual software instrument library that truly captures the distinctive jazz sounds, ranges, and techniques of authentic jazz and big band groups. Express yourself with this unique collection of trumpets, trombones, saxophones, keyboards, basses, and rhythm sections.

The unique sounds of jazz and big bands

Garritan Jazz & Big Band 3 features the jazz sounds, ranges, and techniques required to make your music swing with the authenticity of a real jazz or big band group. The Jazz & Big Band 3 sampled sound library integrates the uniquely powerful and high-performance ARIA Player.

Comprehensive collection with over 60 instruments

• Sixteen different saxophones ranging from a diminutive sopranino saxophone to a large subcontrabass saxophone
• Brass instruments with various mutes and additional release effects such as kisses, falloffs, doits, half valve and shakes
• Jazz rhythm section with percussive techniques for piano and guitar, electric and acoustic bass, electric piano and drum kits

Building Ensembles

• Build your jazz ensembles and big bands one instrument at a time, exactly as you wish. Create solos, duos, jazz trios, quartets, jazz ensembles, or a full big band.
• Ensemble Manager contains a collection of pre-configured instrumental combinations for your convenience.

Jazz & Big Band 3 System Requirements

Windows^®

• Microsoft Windows 7 and 8, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP (SP3 required)
• Core 2 Duo CPU or later recommended
• 2 GB RAM recommended. There is a direct correlation between the amount of available RAM and the number of sounds that can be loaded.
• 3.5 GB of free hard drive space
• Hard drive speed of at least 7200 RPM recommended
• Monitor with 1,024×768 resolution or higher
• A professional sound card compatible with ASIO
• Internet connection for download version, updates and online registration
• DVD-ROM drive required for boxed version installation

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Macintosh^®

• Mac OS X 10.6 through 10.9
• Mac Intel CPU (PowerPC not supported)
• 2 GB RAM recommended. There is a direct correlation between the amount of available RAM and the number of sounds that can be loaded.
• 3.5 GB of free hard drive space
• Hard drive speed of at least 7200 RPM recommended
• Monitor with 1,024×768 resolution or higher
• A sound card compatible with Core Audio
• Internet connection for download version, updates and online registration
• DVD-ROM drive required for boxed version installation

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Optional

• A MIDI interface may be required if you are using a MIDI keyboard. Many keyboards now use USB.
• The ability to assign controllers within your keyboard, music program, or sequencer is recommended.
• High-quality speakers and amplifier, or high-quality headphones

Wusik Sound Magazine Review

“JABB3 offers 10 different types of sax. Each sax has a bunch of dedicated controls including, but not limited to, slur, auto-slur, vibrato, key click, growl, intonation and timbre…you can produce a performance that is almost indistinguishable from the real thing. The samples are impeccable.” “This is very much a complete library for those looking for a good range of instruments for the Jazz and Big Band genres…it excels at what it does. If you are putting together some some Jazz music, a bit of Fusion or wanting to recreate the Big Band era than JABB3 deserves your consideration.” Reviewed by Adrian Frost in the December 2012 issue Read more

Electronic Musician 2007 Editors Choice Award

The First Jazz Library to win the Editor’s Choice Award

“Composing and arranging for jazz band just got a lot easier…. This “band” has groove power that will lift you out of your seat, with wailing saxes, screeching trumpets and howling trombones as well as a full rhythm section that never drops a beat…. Jazz and Big Band uses a “performance-driven” approach to articulation that requires you shape and sculpt the performances. A healthy dose of MIDI controller data is often needed to create convincing musical passages. But whether you’re composing a smokin’ swing or bop chart or arranging an ultra smooth fusion or cool score, Jazz and Big Band will be the only sample library you’ll need. Here’s a tap on the stand to the Garritan crew!”

Sound on Sound 5/5 Star Award

“Gary Garritan’s latest product is aimed at the jazz community, offering an enormous number of multi-sampled instruments at an unfeasibly low UK price. The library is unique in providing the entire saxophone family… The brass is similarly comprehensive: … the amazingly comprehensive instrumentation, convenience of use, educational value, and affordability of this smart little package lift it into the five-star bracket.” Reviewed in April 2006 issue

Keyboard Key Buy Award

“Wide range of jazz-oriented brass and woodwind instruments. Individual instruments have personality. Extended ranges and articulations are perfect for jazz styles. Lots of expressive potential via MIDI continuous controllers.”

Music Tech Recommended Award

“Gary Garritan can legitimately lay claim to having produced the world’s first jazz and big band sample library. If you’re serious about writing for jazz ensembles… J&BB is the best sample library/player for the job currently available.” “a perfect example of… providing valuable tools for the creation of music. Surely, that’s what music technology is all about? If you’re into writing for jazz musicians and big bands, buy a copy of J&BB. You’ll not regret the purchase.”