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Now, on to today's episode.

One basic question that you might have when starting

to play a jazz standard is exactly that. How do I start the jazz standard? How do I introduce

it when playing at a jam session, a gig, or just with another friend? Well, of course,

there's the obvious one, which is just count it off and start playing the head on beat one,

but sometimes it can be appropriate to have an introduction to a song.

It can be more creative.

And even there's times where certain jazz standards have composed intros

that are appropriate to play before getting started on the head.

So in today's episode, I'm going to be going over some different options for playing introductions to jazz standards. I'm going to go over seven of them for you

to give you some options. Let's jump right to it. Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly

jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz

musician.

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