Learn Jazz Standards Podcast
A podcast by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur
572 Episodes
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LJS 52: Birthday Episode feat. 8 Special Guests with Musical Failures
Published: 6/03/2017 -
LJS 51: Everything You Need to Know About Jazz Jam Sessions
Published: 27/02/2017 -
LJS 50: How to Become an Expert Jazz Comper
Published: 20/02/2017 -
LJS 49: 3 Ways Practicing in all 12 Keys Will Make You a Better Musician
Published: 13/02/2017 -
LJS 48: Why You Should Stop Practicing
Published: 6/02/2017 -
LJS 47: 3 Ways to Develop an Original Sound On Your Instrument
Published: 30/01/2017 -
LJS 46: How to Make Extra Money From a Jazz Side Hustle
Published: 23/01/2017 -
LJS 45: Should I Go to College For Jazz?
Published: 17/01/2017 -
LJS 44: How to 2X The Results of Your Practice Sessions
Published: 9/01/2017 -
LJS 43: Why We Play Jazz
Published: 3/01/2017 -
LJS 42: How to Keep Your Jazz New Years Resolutions
Published: 26/12/2016 -
LJS 41: How to Become a Better Jazz Musician Just By Listening
Published: 19/12/2016 -
LJS 40: An Important Jazz Improv Technique and How to Use It
Published: 12/12/2016 -
LJS 39: A Jazz Master You’ve Probably Never Heard of Before
Published: 5/12/2016 -
LJS 38: 5 Questions I Ask Myself During My Jazz Gigs
Published: 30/11/2016 -
LJS 37: How to Tell Stories With Your Jazz Solos
Published: 21/11/2016 -
LJS 36: 14 Jazz Practicing Ideas
Published: 15/11/2016 -
LJS 35: How Mastering Tempo and Rhythm Can Transform Your Jazz Playing
Published: 10/11/2016 -
LJS 34: How Playing Gigs For Free is Destroying the Music Economy
Published: 1/11/2016 -
LJS 33: How Charlie Parker and John Coltrane Became Great
Published: 25/10/2016
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!