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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Behind the Scenes of Learn Jazz Standards (feat. Brett Pontecorvo and Justin Kellerer)

Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

Music Commentary, Jazz, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Saxophone, Jazz Theory, Jazz Bass, Jazz Piano, Education, Music, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Solo, Jazz Standards, Jazz Trumpet, How To

4.8536 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2021

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to episode 300 where today we're celebrating this huge milestone of the podcast with two very special guests, both members of team LJS - Brett Pontecorvo and Justin Kellerer. We recorded this episode live for our Inner Circle members and go behind the scenes and reveal the history of LJS and how it works.Listen to episode 300Learn Jazz Standards started back in 2010 as a simple blog. Today it's something much bigger and different, and it's been quite a ride. Looking back over the y...

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0:00.0

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

0:03.8

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

0:08.5

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

0:13.0

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

0:17.3

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

0:21.7

single month.

0:23.1

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

0:29.5

That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes.

0:34.8

Now, on to today's episode.

0:36.7

It's episode 300 of the LJS podcast.

0:43.3

Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for

0:50.4

becoming a better jazz musician. And now your host. He's a jazz musician, author,

0:56.0

and entrepreneur, Brent, Bartstra. What's up, Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards, where we help

1:01.6

musicians, just like you, learn how to play jazz, all while shortening the learning curve,

1:06.4

no matter what instrument you play. Welcome to episode 300 of the podcast. Big day for us. I've got

1:14.3

two incredibly special guests on the show today. Two members of my team, really important

1:19.4

members of my team. We've got Justin Keller and we've got Brett Ponticoorvo. And we also have

1:25.1

some amazing guests here. Members of our Inner Circle membership joining us

1:30.1

live. We are recording this live today. So so excited to have everybody here. This is a big

1:35.6

monumental moment in the history of the podcast. So to start it off, I'd like to introduce my two team

1:42.4

members. Justin, why don't we start with you let

1:45.2

everybody know what you do for learn jazz standards and uh yeah who you are yeah my name's

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