Learn Jazz Standards Podcast
A podcast by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur
572 Episodes
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Using the Concepts You Already Know to Play Great Jazz Solos (feat. Matt Warnock)
Published: 21/12/2020 -
How to Speed Up Your Musical Progress By Focusing On What Matters (feat. Mark Morley-Fletcher)
Published: 14/12/2020 -
How to Crush It On a “Bird Blues” and Simplify Your Solos
Published: 7/12/2020 -
5 Important Lessons I Learned From My Jazz Teachers
Published: 23/11/2020 -
How Much Do I Need to Practice to Make Meaningful Improvement?
Published: 16/11/2020 -
3 Roadblocks Intermediate Jazz Musicians Face (And How to Overcome)
Published: 9/11/2020 -
My Top 10 Favorite Jazz Albums (Old and Modern)
Published: 2/11/2020 -
[Practice Plan] How to Master a Minor Blues and Accelerate Your Progress
Published: 26/10/2020 -
[Strategy #3] Sky-rocketing a Minor Blues with Bebop Language
Published: 19/10/2020 -
[Strategy #2] Elevating a Minor Blues with Chord Tones and Scales
Published: 12/10/2020 -
[Strategy #1] Crushing a Minor Blues with Minor Pentatonics
Published: 5/10/2020 -
I Learn Part of a Jazz Solo by Ear (My Process)
Published: 28/09/2020 -
How to Listen to Jazz Mindfully
Published: 21/09/2020 -
Spice Up Your Jazz Ballad Playing with Side Step 2-5’s
Published: 14/09/2020 -
Take This Ear Training Intervals Quiz
Published: 7/09/2020 -
Are You Having Fun While You Practice?
Published: 31/08/2020 -
Learn These 4 Jazz Blues Licks (You’ll Thank Me Later)
Published: 24/08/2020 -
6 Biggest Mistakes Beginner Jazz Improvisers Make
Published: 17/08/2020 -
Defining Your “Why” and Setting Goals for Jazz Acceleration
Published: 10/08/2020 -
3 Steps to Playing Licks Organically in Your Jazz Improv
Published: 3/08/2020
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!