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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Social Music, Bus Drivers and Jazz Musicians with Peter Bernstein

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

🗓️ 1 June 2016

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to episode 12 of the LJS Podcast where today we are joined by a very special guest, jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein. We caught Peter in between touring to sit down and talk about jazz! Pete talks about the New School, jazz as a social music, Jim Hall, the jazz career, and much more. Listen in! Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!

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0:00.0

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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.

0:36.3

Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. Music I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm B' I'm B' I'm B'i B'i B'am I'm All right. Hey, everybody. My name is Brent. You're listening to the LJS podcast. This is episode

1:24.3

number 12. I'm really excited today because on today's show, we've got one of my personal musical heroes of all time.

1:34.3

That is jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein.

1:37.4

I had an awesome talk with him at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music here in New York City this week.

1:44.7

And I can't wait to share with you this amazing conversation we had.

1:50.4

And I'm so grateful that we got to have Peter on the show today.

1:54.2

But before we get started, I just want to say all this awesome music that you're listening to on today's show is by our guest, Peter Bernstein.

2:02.7

This is off his new record, Let Loose.

2:05.0

That's available on Smoke Session Records.

2:07.2

And you can find this record on Amazon.com or iTunes.

2:12.3

Just look up Let Loose by Peter Bernstein.

2:15.5

And buy the album.

2:16.7

This is an incredible album. I have to tell you,

2:19.3

I've listened to it. I've bought it. So good. So good. So definitely check out that music there.

2:26.7

And before we go any further, though, I want to say one more thing. And that is if you got value

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