Using “Musical Playgrounds” For Better Improvisation (feat. Christopher Sutton)

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

4.8 • 536 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Welcome to episode 155 of the LJS Podcast where today we have special guest Christopher Sutton back on the show to talk to us about improvisation. What I love about this interview is Christopher is not a jazz musician, and he offers some unique perspectives on improvisation that are really refreshing. Learn about musical playgrounds and how thinking this way will enlighten your improv. Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards t...

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
0:03.8	If your goal is to level up your jazz playing this year and feel confident improvising over
0:08.5	jazz standards, the inner circle has everything you need and more.
0:13.0	With monthly jazz standards studies, a library of powerful courses, and a vibrant community
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 LJSinnercircle.com.
0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.
0:37.0	On today's episode, I have a very special,
0:39.3	important guest who's going to talk to us today about improvisation, which of course is a
0:43.5	subject we talk a lot about on the Learned Jazz Standards podcast. But one of my favorite things
0:48.0	about this guest is that he is not a jazz musician. And you're going to figure out pretty soon when you listen to this
0:55.9	interview how this other perspective of improvisation is both familiar, but different in a way
1:01.9	that's going to really help us out to wrap our brains around things. And especially we're
1:06.0	going to be talking about the idea of improvisation as a musical playground and exactly what that means.
1:12.1	So let's do this thing.
1:13.8	Let's jump in to this episode.
1:17.8	Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and
1:24.2	advice for becoming a better jazz musician.
1:27.3	And now your host, he's a jazz musician. And now your host.
1:28.7	He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.
1:34.2	Yes, welcome back to another episode of Learn Jazz Standards podcast.
1:38.7	My name is Brent, and I am the jazz musician behind Learn Jazz Standards, which is a blog, a podcast, and videos,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.