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Hey everybody, what's up? My name is Brent. Welcome to the LJS podcast. This is episode 35 where today we're going to be talking about how mastering tempo and rhythms can transform your jazz playing.

This is a topic that a lot of us don't always focus on, rhythm, tempo, and time feel.

But it's incredibly important for our jazz improvement and for our musical improvement in general.

We have to have a handle on this, not just harmony,

not just soloing, and not just melody.

We have to understand rhythm, time, and tempo.

So excited to talk about the day.

And on today's show, I have a very special guest coming on and joining me, my good friend

and professional drummer, Diego Maldaldonado from here in New York

City. So excited to have him on. But before we jump into the show today, I just want to invite you,

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