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Now, on to today's episode.

Today we have a special edition of the LJS podcast

because we are celebrating the two-year anniversary this month of our LGS Inner Circle

membership. And we're going to share six lessons, six important things that we've learned

from our jazz community, specifically our most successful members. So whether you're a non-member or a member of our inner circle, you're going to learn a lot

about how to become a better jazz musician, the most effective way through community in this episode.

And we have a very special guest to join us.

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.

Hey, what's up, Brett here from Learned Jazz Standards, real musicians just like you, learn how to play jazz, all while shortening the learning curve, no matter what instrument you play. Like I said, special edition of the

podcast today. I have a very special guest, our very own member of Team LJS, Brett Ponte Corvo.

He's our music production manager over here, as well as the community manager of our inner circle

membership. And we're going to be

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