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That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.

If you're a complete beginner to jazz,

this episode is for you. If you are an intermediate jazz player, this episode is for you.

And if you consider yourself an advanced jazz player, this episode is also for you.

In today's episode, we are going to be talking about the fundamentals of learning jazz.

Whether you are brand new and you need to know this information or you're somewhere down

the line, it is important for us to continually revisit what actually works and what we

actually do need to know when it comes to learning jazz, improving as jazz

improvisers, and playing like we've never, ever dreamed we could.

Let's do this thing.

Music All right, my friends, what's up? Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards.

We help musicians learn how to play jazz while shortening the learning curve, no

matter what instrument you play.

My name is Brent, like I said,

I'm a jazz coach. I'm here just to help you for the next 30 minutes or so improve your jazz

playing in any way I possibly can. And today's episode, it could be a small thing. It could be a

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