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Now, on to today's episode.

Today on the podcast, we're talking about chord

extensions and alterations. What are they? How can we use them in our comping and how can we

even use them in our soloing to spice up our jazz improv and jazz playing? 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. Hey, what's up? Rudy Brent here from Learned Jazz Standards.

Won't musicians just like you learn how to play jazz all while shortening the learning curve,

no matter what instrument you play. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. We're talking a little bit

of music theory today, right? Because as we, most of us know, I think, music theory can be a really helpful tool for

playing and learning jazz. Obviously, we talk a lot about, you know, hearing the sounds of jazz,

learning things by ear. But sometimes understanding what's actually going on is super important.

And especially when it comes to jazz and when it comes to chords. And ultimately, what are we

improvising over when we are playing jazz and when it comes to chords. And ultimately, what are we improvising over

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