Learn Jazz Standards Podcast
A podcast by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur
572 Episodes
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ONLY Scale and Chords You Need to Know for Jazz
Published: 10/05/2021 -
Musicians Like YOU Share Their Jazz Breakthroughs (Inner Circle Celebration)
Published: 3/05/2021 -
Innovative Practice Strategies for Mind, Body, and Music (feat. Marc Gelfo)
Published: 26/04/2021 -
Mastering Swing Feel and Finding That Perfect Swing
Published: 19/04/2021 -
Overcoming Musical Frustration and Maintaining Motivation (feat. Michael Lake)
Published: 13/04/2021 -
Memorizing Jazz Standards 101 (So You Don’t Forget Them)
Published: 5/04/2021 -
The L.R.C Practice Strategy for Mastering Musical Material
Published: 29/03/2021 -
From the Vault: Bossa Nova Basics with Livio Almeida (5 Year Birthday Episode)
Published: 22/03/2021 -
4 Levels of Jazz Chords to Spice Up Your Comping and Improv
Published: 15/03/2021 -
7 Steps for Improvising Over Jazz Standards from Scratch
Published: 8/03/2021 -
7 Steps for Not Getting Lost During Your Jazz Solos
Published: 3/03/2021 -
Experimenting with Your Improvisation (Practice Session)
Published: 22/02/2021 -
10 Life Skills I’ve Learned from Studying Jazz
Published: 15/02/2021 -
How to Develop a Jazz Solo (First Steps)
Published: 8/02/2021 -
Why is Analyzing Jazz Standards Helpful for Improvisation?
Published: 1/02/2021 -
How to Develop Great Time Feel 101
Published: 25/01/2021 -
How to Know Which Scales to Play Over Jazz Standards
Published: 18/01/2021 -
How to Start Improvising Effortlessly and Unleash Your Inner Musician (feat. Mike Casey)
Published: 11/01/2021 -
Internalizing Licks with Jam Tracks and Improving Your Musicality (feat. Quist)
Published: 4/01/2021 -
How to ACTUALLY Achieve Your 2021 Jazz New Years Resolutions
Published: 28/12/2020
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!
