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Now, on to today's episode.

Hey, what's up, Learn Learn Jazz Standards family. I wanted to

record this bonus episode today just to, you know, say, hey, listen, we're all in this together.

I know that we're going through a hard time here in the world with the COVID-19 pandemic. A lot of

us, life has changed quite dramatically all over the world,

you know, for my listeners in Japan, from my listeners in the UK, from my listeners in the United States,

in Canada, in all over the world, really. And it's something that's affected all of us.

And I know it's a time where a lot of us are feeling

a lot of anxiety. A lot of us are feeling maybe some pain, some hurt, a lot of fear about what

the future holds. And what I want to do and use this platform today is not necessarily to talk

about music and all that stuff I always talk about on this show,

but rather to say in solidarity, you know, I'm here for you, whether it is just listening to

my podcast episodes or watching my videos, any of the educational materials I have, or, you know,

just to know there is someone who does care out there. And I definitely am

one of those people. I do care. I care about everybody in my audience, everybody who listens to

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