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So was at the Village Vanguard the other day here in New York

City. It's perhaps the most famous jazz club in the entire world. And I was watching a band

play and something that stood out to me was that no matter what note the musicians were playing,

it could be the most far out away from the key center as possible note. always made it sound super super good so i want to

share with you the lessons that we can learn from this and probably the number one thing or at least

in the top ten things you should be really working on to sound amazing in your jazz improv let's do this

thing welcome to the lj 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. What's up, Brent here from Learn

Jazz Standards.

This is the podcast, where we help musicians just like you learn how to play jazz all

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

Okay, okay, okay, okay.

I'm actually, I always say this about the show, like that I'm very excited for this episode. I know that

it sounds like a broken record. But today I am particularly excited because in some ways,

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