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Now, on to today's episode.

On this podcast, I talk a lot about practicing, improving our skills in the practice notes. Now, on to today's episode. On this podcast, I talk a lot about practicing,

improving our skills in the practice room, but at the end of the day, if we really want to

put our skills to the test and take things to the next level, we need to get out there and perform

live. Now, obviously, this is a goal for many of us to perform live, to play with other musicians. That's kind of the end

goal, the gratification we're working towards. But it's also hugely important if we want to

improve as musicians. But the big question always comes in, how do we actually get those gigs?

Sometimes it may seem hard to find them or how do you even get into the scene? Well, on today's

episode, I'm going to answer that. I'm going to go over three different ways you can start getting

jazz gigs. Let's do this thing. 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 LearnJasstandards.com, which is a blog, a podcast, and

videos all dear towards helping you become a better jazz musician. Hey, really excited for

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