This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.

If your goal is to level up your jazz playing this year and feel confident improvising over

jazz standards, the inner circle has everything you need and more.

With monthly jazz standards studies, a library of powerful courses, and a vibrant community

of like-minded musicians, you're guaranteed to improve your playing every

single month. Podcast listeners can get 50% off their first month when you go to LJSinterCircle.com.

That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.

One of the things that drives me nuts about traditional

jazz education is just how complicated it's made out to be. And for people trying to come into

the jazz world and learn how to improvise, it can be very intimidating and it can be very

confusing. There's just too much music theory. There's too much everything. And so what I've

really tried to do on this podcast

and everything with Learn Jazz Standards is try to make jazz a little bit simpler. And I just came out

with a new book, jazz improvisation made simple, which really is just completely all about this.

So in the spirit of that new book, and to celebrate the launch of that new book, I want to go

over four secrets for jazz improv, I want to go over four secrets

for jazz improv, like how to really accelerate your jazz growth and get started down the right

path, like the things you really should be doing and you can kind of strip everything else

away, you don't have to get confused, you don't have to get overwhelmed, I'm here to help.

This is going to be a great episode for you. So 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 Bartsstra.

...