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Now, on to today's episode.

This is the Learn Jazz Standards podcast, episode 70.

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 everybody? Brent here. I'm the jazz musician behind learn jazz standards.com.

I want to thank you so much for being here today for listening, whether it's your first time ever coming to the show,

or if you're a regular listener, I want to give you an especially

big thanks for coming week after week in listening to this show and being a support just by

listening. Now on today's episode 70, I have a very special guest on the show. It's saxophonist

composer and teacher Livio Almeida. He lives here in New York City,

but he is originally from Brasilia, Brazil, and he is an expert on, of course, Brazilian styles

of music as well as jazz. And so he's going to be talking to us today about Brazilian music,

specifically Bossa Nova. Bossa Nova is a really important style of music in

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