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All right, so today's episode is a little bit

different. You know, I'm going to change up the format a little bit than what I normally would do,

because today I just felt like I wanted to talk about my gig last night. I wanted to share some

of my experiences that I had and some of my thoughts about what went down. This is a regular gig that I play

every single month in New York City at Fat Cat. If you've never heard of Fat Cat before,

it's a great little jazz lounge. It's a noisy place. Smells like booze and it's loud. But there's some amazing jazz

that happens there every single night. And I'm really honored that I get to spend some time

playing there every single month. So I'm going to talk a little bit about my experience at my gig, some lessons that I

learned and just some general thoughts that I think can help you too, just by me expressing them.

But first, let's cue the intro music.

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.

In just case you've never listened to this podcast before, 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.

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