Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

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

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572 Episodes

  1. LJS 72: How to Beat Performance Anxiety and Quiet Your Inner Critic

    Published: 24/07/2017
  2. LJS 71: Why The “Vibing” Culture In Jazz Has to Go

    Published: 17/07/2017
  3. LJS 70: Bossa Nova Basics with Livio Almeida

    Published: 10/07/2017
  4. LJS 69: 4 Awesome Tools For Jazz Musicians

    Published: 3/07/2017
  5. LJS 68: How to Compose a Jazz Solo From Scratch

    Published: 26/06/2017
  6. LJS 67: How to Use Pentatonic Scales Over Any Chord

    Published: 19/06/2017
  7. LJS 66: 5 Most Important Jazz Musicians You Need to Listen To

    Published: 12/06/2017
  8. LJS 65: How to Create Killer Jazz Solos By Thinking Like a Composer (Feat. Jeff Schneider)

    Published: 5/06/2017
  9. LJS 64: 5 Tips for Never Losing Your Place In a Jazz Standard

    Published: 29/05/2017
  10. LJS 63: How to Become an Expert Sight Reader (feat. Brett Pontecorvo)

    Published: 22/05/2017
  11. LJS 62: 4 Steps for Playing What You Hear In Your Jazz Improv

    Published: 15/05/2017
  12. LJS 61: How to Use Scales In Your Jazz Solos the Right Way

    Published: 8/05/2017
  13. LJS 60: How to Develop Relative Pitch (Feat. Aimee Nolte)

    Published: 1/05/2017
  14. LJS 59: 5 Tips for Playing Jazz Ballads Like an Expert

    Published: 24/04/2017
  15. LJS 58: How to Use Triads to Improve Your Jazz Improvisation

    Published: 17/04/2017
  16. LJS 57: Why I Stopped Hating My Playing

    Published: 10/04/2017
  17. LJS 56: 8 Reasons Why Jazz Musicians Should Shed Classical

    Published: 3/04/2017
  18. LJS 55: 4 Important Jazz Chord Progressions You Need to Master

    Published: 29/03/2017
  19. LJS 54: How to Organize Balanced Jazz Practice Sessions

    Published: 20/03/2017
  20. LJS 53: How to Improve Your Jazz Solos By Using Guide Tones

    Published: 13/03/2017

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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!

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