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Today on the podcast, I want to talk about the future

of jazz. We're going to talk about the future of jazz education, the future of the genre,

the style, where it's going. We're going to, of course, have to deal with the age-old question,

is jazz dead? And many of my thoughts about the state of jazz and the enthusiasm around the genre in this

episode today.

So grab your favorite beverage, grab your favorite snack, sit back, relax, and 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.

What's up, everybody? Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards, where we help 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.

Thank you so much for being here.

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So glad to have you.

A lot of times on the show, we do tutorials on jazz, jazz theory, jazz improv, jazz standards, you name it, right?

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