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Now, on to today's episode.

You know, I don't know about you, but I have this

tendency to always want to learn more and more stuff. Like, you know, I learn one jazz improv tool

or trick or concept, and I just want to go on to the next one, because maybe that next one

has the answer that I'm looking for to start cracking the code, to start playing the jazz

solos that I've always dreamed of.

But, you know, sometimes we actually can just use the tools that we already know, the scale we already know, the chord tones we already know.

Whatever happens to be for you, there are a million different ways to just use the tools you already have available to you to create really awesome

music. Now, this is just only one of the many concepts that I talk about with my guest today,

Matt Warnock from Matt Warnock guitar. And we just have a great time talking. And there's just so

many gold nuggets in this episode, including about his three things that he really feels has packed a big punch

in his jazz playing and taken him to the next level over the years and kept him really nice

and busy. Ready for this? Let's do it. Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips,

interviews, stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz

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