Learn Jazz Standards Podcast
A podcast by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur
572 Episodes
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How I've Reached Musical Flow State
Published: 3/05/2024 -
How Do I Swing My Walking Bass Lines?
Published: 2/05/2024 -
How Do I Not Think When I Improvise?
Published: 1/05/2024 -
How to Comp Melodically
Published: 30/04/2024 -
Should I Play Other Styles of Music? (Non-Jazz)
Published: 29/04/2024 -
What's the Purpose of Learning Jazz Solos by Ear?
Published: 26/04/2024 -
Should I Learn a Jazz Solo at Original Tempo?
Published: 25/04/2024 -
How Do I Play a Jazz Blues?
Published: 24/04/2024 -
How to Solo Over Modal Jazz Songs
Published: 23/04/2024 -
How Classical Musicians Can Learn Jazz
Published: 22/04/2024 -
What Makes You Happy As a Musician?
Published: 19/04/2024 -
What's the Difference Between a Scale Tone and a Chord Extension?
Published: 18/04/2024 -
How to Gain Confidence to Play With Other Musicians
Published: 17/04/2024 -
How A Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progression Works
Published: 16/04/2024 -
How Do I Overcome Self Doubt As A Musician?
Published: 15/04/2024 -
The Big Myth About Playing What You Hear
Published: 12/04/2024 -
The Importance of Muscle Memory and Jazz Improv
Published: 11/04/2024 -
How Do I Play What I'm Hearing In My Head?
Published: 10/04/2024 -
Should I Plan Out My Jazz Solos?
Published: 9/04/2024 -
Why The Blues Is Important For Jazz?
Published: 8/04/2024
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!
