Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

A podcast by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

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Education Music

572 Episodes

  1. How I've Reached Musical Flow State

    Published: 5/3/2024

  2. How Do I Swing My Walking Bass Lines?

    Published: 5/2/2024

  3. How Do I Not Think When I Improvise?

    Published: 5/1/2024

  4. How to Comp Melodically

    Published: 4/30/2024

  5. Should I Play Other Styles of Music? (Non-Jazz)

    Published: 4/29/2024

  6. What's the Purpose of Learning Jazz Solos by Ear?

    Published: 4/26/2024

  7. Should I Learn a Jazz Solo at Original Tempo?

    Published: 4/25/2024

  8. How Do I Play a Jazz Blues?

    Published: 4/24/2024

  9. How to Solo Over Modal Jazz Songs

    Published: 4/23/2024

  10. How Classical Musicians Can Learn Jazz

    Published: 4/22/2024

  11. What Makes You Happy As a Musician?

    Published: 4/19/2024

  12. What's the Difference Between a Scale Tone and a Chord Extension?

    Published: 4/18/2024

  13. How to Gain Confidence to Play With Other Musicians

    Published: 4/17/2024

  14. How A Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progression Works

    Published: 4/16/2024

  15. How Do I Overcome Self Doubt As A Musician?

    Published: 4/15/2024

  16. The Big Myth About Playing What You Hear

    Published: 4/12/2024

  17. The Importance of Muscle Memory and Jazz Improv

    Published: 4/11/2024

  18. How Do I Play What I'm Hearing In My Head?

    Published: 4/10/2024

  19. Should I Plan Out My Jazz Solos?

    Published: 4/9/2024

  20. Why The Blues Is Important For Jazz?

    Published: 4/8/2024

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The LJS Podcast is the podcast where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories and advice for becoming a better jazz musician! Hosting the show is the jazz musician behind learnjazzstandards.com, author, and entrepreneur Brent Vaartstra, who’s one goal is to answer any question about playing jazz music you may have. Jazz can be a challenging music to learn and play, but it doesn’t have to be so hard. Each episode features a specific musical challenge that jazz students may come across, where it is discussed and answered. Special jazz guests frequent the show, sharing their expertise on an array of different musical subject matter. Listeners are invited to call in with their jazz questions to the podcast hotline, where it could get answered on a future LJS Podcast episode. Join thousands of other listeners getting free jazz education every week!