Learn Jazz Standards Podcast
A podcast by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur
572 Episodes
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LJS 190: 3 Ways to Get Jazz Gigs
Published: 21/10/2019 -
LJS 189: Finding More Time to Practice and Skyrocketing Your Jazz Potential (feat. Brett Pontecorvo)
Published: 14/10/2019 -
LJS 188: Inside Look on a Pro Jazz Musicians Development
Published: 7/10/2019 -
LJS 187: [Strategy #3] The Secret Sauce for Mastering a Jazz Blues
Published: 30/09/2019 -
LJS 186: [Strategy #2] 3 Pillars of Jazz Blues Language
Published: 23/09/2019 -
LJS 185: [Strategy #1] Mapping out a Jazz Blues for Improv Success
Published: 16/09/2019 -
LJS 184: 3 Reasons You NEED to Master the Jazz Blues
Published: 9/09/2019 -
LJS 183: Analyzing a Good and Bad Jazz Solo (What Makes a Good Solo)
Published: 2/09/2019 -
LJS 182: Understanding Diminished 7th Chords and How to Improvise Over Them (feat. Adam Levy)
Published: 26/08/2019 -
LJS 181: I’m Taking a Break from Jazz
Published: 19/08/2019 -
LJS 180: I Answer Your Jazz Questions (Ask Me Anything)
Published: 12/08/2019 -
LJS 179: Intros to Play on Jazz Standards (7 Options)
Published: 5/08/2019 -
LJS 178: Becoming Your Own Jazz Teacher by Recording Yourself (feat. Jens Larsen)
Published: 29/07/2019 -
LJS 177: Composing a Jazz Solo Over a Minor Blues
Published: 22/07/2019 -
LJS 176: Leveling Up Your Jazz Improvisation by Thinking Slow (feat. Nick Mainella)
Published: 15/07/2019 -
LJS 175: Using Pitch Collections to Create Jazz Lines Over Static Chords
Published: 8/07/2019 -
LJS 174: How to Learn Chord Progressions By Ear (Step-by-Step)
Published: 1/07/2019 -
LJS 173: Taking the Blues Through All 12 Keys (How and Why to Do It)
Published: 24/06/2019 -
LJS 172: 5 Things I Did to Jump-Start My Jazz Playing
Published: 17/06/2019 -
LJS 171: 10 Jazz Standards That Will Expand Your Understanding of Jazz Harmony
Published: 10/06/2019
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!