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Now, on to today's episode.

Okay, so this is a jazz podcast. So obviously,

we talk a lot about jazz education. How do you play jazz? How do you get better at jazz? And of course,

what jazz should you listen to and really digest in order to become a better jazz musician?

However, I do not only listen to jazz music. I actually enjoy listening to an array

of different styles of music. And in some cases, I choose to listen to other styles of music

over jazz. That being said, I often find that these other styles of music influence the way I play jazz as well.

So today I'm going to go over some of the non-jazz music that I listen to and how it's influenced me.

Let's do this thing.

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, what's up, everybody? Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards. So musicians just like you,

learn how to play jazz all while shortening the learning curve, no what instrument you play welcome another episode of the podcast by the way this is

your first time listening to the show welcome welcome welcome and if you're someone who is kind of newer

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