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I'm jet lagged. I'm tired. I'm out of practice and I've

got a gig tomorrow. What do I do? Well, you're going to sit on one of my maintenance practicing

sessions coming right up. 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.

All right, my name is Brent. I am the jazz musician behind the website, learn jazz standards.com,

which is a blog, a podcast, and videos all geared towards helping you become a better

jazz musician. Yes, indeed, I am jet lagged. I'm tired. I came back from an overnight flight,

not last night, but the night before. So I basically had no sleep. I've been traveling.

And, you know, I slept last night, but, you know, I woke up

this morning and I'm just still feeling it. I'm still just kind of worn out. And, man, just

traveling. And then I've been working so hard on the 30 Steps to Better Jazz Playing Practice

Course relaunch that you've been hearing me talk about at this point.

Actually, by the time this episode comes out, it is launched. You can go to 30 Steps to Better Jazz

Playing.com if you want to check that out and what that's all about in case you haven't been

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