What Is Good Jazz Jam Session Etiquette?

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

🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In this episode, Brent tackles a common concern for jazz musicians: jam session etiquette. Delving into a question from Monnie Murray about the appropriate duration of solos in a jam session, Brent offers insightful advice for navigating these musical gatherings with confidence and respect. He emphasizes the importance of preparation, to familiarize oneself with the repertoire of jazz standards likely to be played at the session. Drawing from his own experiences and observations, he p...

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0:34.8	Now, on to today's episode.
0:52.3	Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. All right, everybody, what's up? Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards. Welcome to another episode
0:55.8	of the podcast here answering your jazz and music questions five days a week to help you have more
1:01.6	fun playing music and improve at playing jazz faster. We have a great question today. This one's from
1:08.4	Moni Murray. Let's give
1:10.8	a listen.
1:12.3	My question is,
1:13.8	what is, I started going to jam sessions.
1:17.8	And it's
1:18.8	unclear to me as a beginner
1:21.0	of what is
1:22.9	the protocol
1:24.4	when you improvise.
1:26.9	How long do you improvise in the jam session situation?
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