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Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards.

Welcome to another episode of the Learn Jazz Standards podcast.

I'm here answering your jazz and music questions five days a week to help you have more fun than ever playing music.

And, of course, to shorten the learning curve in your jazz journey.

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Today we have another question from Kevin Pritchett, and let's give it a listen.

Hey, Brian, it's Kevin Pritchett. I've got a question about the importance of baselines for melodic

instrument players. For example, what's the importance of me knowing how to play a baseline or working with baselines or having a knowledge of baselines as I'm comping and or soloing as a piano player?

Great question. So should non-base players learn baselines or is there a benefit to non-base players playing bass lines? Or is there a benefit to non-base players playing bass

lines? Yes, there absolutely is a benefit to doing that. And I'll go through several

different reasons why you should consider at least at some point working on learning baselines,

whether you play any instrument, honestly, whether you're a guitar player, piano player,

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