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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Quick Win: 10 Must-Know Jazz Standards for Jam Sessions

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

4.8536 Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

There are some jazz standards that are so commonly called the jam sessions that you cannot get away with not knowing them. So, today I'm going to go over ten jazz standards from beginner to advanced. In this episode: 1. Jazz Standard # 1 2. Jazz Standard # 2 3. Jazz Standard # 3 4. Jazz Standard # 4 5. Jazz Standard # 5 6. Jazz Standard #6 7. Jazz Standard # 7 8. Jazz Standard # 8 9. Jazz Standard # 9 10. Jazz Standard #10 Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide t...

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0:00.0

This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.

0:03.8

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0:08.5

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0:13.0

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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.

0:36.6

There are some jazz standards that are so commonly

0:38.4

called at jam sessions that you cannot get away with not knowing them. So today I'm going to over

0:43.0

10 jazz standards from beginner to advanced coming up. What's up, Brent here from Learned Jazz

0:50.7

Standards, where we help musicians just like you learn how to play jazz all while shortening the learning curve, no matter what instrument you play.

0:56.5

Welcome to another quick win episode of the podcast where we do jazz theory tutorials, jazz improv tutorials, and even jazz standard tutorials like in today's episode.

1:05.2

So make sure you subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, so you never miss out on anything.

1:09.1

Now, one of the main reasons people are afraid to go

1:10.8

to jazz jam sessions or even just play with a friend is just not knowing jazz standards. So my goal

1:15.4

in today's video is to help you know 10 jazz standards that are really common, no matter

1:20.4

where you live, some point they're going to be called. So these are absolutely non-negotiable,

1:25.4

have to know these tunes. So really pay attention here. We're going to go from beginner, so more easy to more advanced, a little bit more complicated of jazz standards in that order. And make sure you stick around to the very end, because I'm going to share with you an important resource for learning jazz standards the right way so that you never forget them, and you can feel very confident playing over these 10 jazz standards.

1:45.0

So without further ado, let's do this.

1:47.0

The first jazz standard is Autumn Leaves.

1:50.0

Autumn Leaves is one of the first jazz standards I suggest people look into because it deals

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with two very important things.

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