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Now, on to today's episode.

I hear from a lot of you that a big goal is to play at a

public jazz jam session, but there may be some barriers either in your mind or your actual

playing ability that is stopping you from actually doing that. So how do you prepare to play

at jazz jam sessions and other musicians in general.

That's why we're going to go back into the vault of the LGS podcast, pull out an episode

where I get two of my good friends and professional jazz musicians, Wallace Stelzer,

and Diego Maldonado, and we have a discussion and talk about this very subject.

I know you're going to find it incredibly valuable.

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 Learn Jazz Standards. You know musicians just like you learn how to play jazz all

while shortening the learning curve, no matter what instrument you play. Welcome to another

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