Making Jazz Standards Your Own and Developing Your Musical Voice (feat. Mike Casey)

Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

Music Commentary, Jazz, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Saxophone, Jazz Theory, Jazz Bass, Jazz Piano, Education, Music, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Solo, Jazz Standards, Jazz Trumpet, How To

4.8 • 536 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Welcome to episode 211 of the LJS Podcast where today we have special guest Mike Casey on the show to talk to us about arranging jazz standards so you can make them your own unique expression. Mike lays down the value with lots of practical tips for improving your jazz improv, gives us insight to his musical growth, and gives us examples of how to arrange jazz standards. Once you've learned the jazz standard and feel comfortable with it, you may think to yourself, well, I know how to play...

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
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0:17.3	of like-minded musicians, you're guaranteed to improve your playing every
0:21.7	single month. Podcast listeners can get 50% off their first month when you go to LJSinterCircle.com.
0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.
0:37.4	Once you've learned to jazz standard and feel comfortable with it, you may think to your the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.
0:41.7	Once you've learned a jazz standard and feel comfortable with it, you may think to yourself,
0:45.6	well, I know how to play the melody, I know how to play the changes. I can go to a jam session or even a gig and play it with other musicians, but then what do I do with it after that?
0:50.8	Like, how do I make it my own? How do I give it my own voice? And how can I develop
0:55.9	that voice through this jazz standard? So it sounds like me playing it so that there's something
1:01.2	special I'm bringing to the table. Well, on today's episode, I have a special guest,
1:05.9	saxophonist Mike Casey, who's going to lay down a lot of really value pack tips today,
1:15.4	full of stuff of how to become a better jazz improviser and a great musician in general.
1:22.5	But he also talks a lot about taking jazz standards, arranging them to be their own and to have your own original voice.
1:24.2	You're going to really love this episode.
1:26.8	I know you're going to learn tons from it today. So let's do this thing. Let's crush it.
1:30.9	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.
1:46.8	Hey, what's up, everybody?
1:48.2	Brent here from LearnJassstandards.com, which is a blog, a podcast, and videos geared towards helping you become a better jazz musician.
1:56.5	Welcome, everybody.
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