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Now, on to today's episode.

We are starting Jazz Blues Month here on the

LGS podcast, where we're going to be digging in deep into a jazz blues strategies for learning

it, strategies for improvising over it, and strategies for mastering it. But I cannot think of a better

way to start than to try to impress upon you the importance of

mastering a jazz blues. Getting this song form under your belt, being able to play it backwards,

forwards, sideways, up, down, because if you know a jazz blues, it is going to make jazz in general so much easier.

So today's episode, we are going to be digging into three reasons why you absolutely need

to master a jazz blues.

But first, a story of the first jazz standard I ever learned.

That's coming right up.

Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz musician.

And now your host.

He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.

What's up, everybody? Brent here from LearnJazz Standards.com, which is a blog, a podcast, and videos,

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