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Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. All right, my friends, what's going on? Brent here from Learned Jazz Standards.

Welcome to another episode of the podcast

where I'm answering your jazz questions

five days a week to help you have more fun

than ever playing music

and to shorten your learning curve in your jazz journey.

We have a great question today from Philip Sorge.

Let's give it a listen.

Please describe the differences of a beginner jazz soloer all the way up through the ranks to a master jazz soloer. Thank you.

So what is the difference between a beginner jazz improviser and a master jazz improviser?

Think about your jazz greats, right? When I think of like a beginner jazz improviser. Think about your jazz greats, right? When I think of like a

beginner jazz improviser, like kind of my head, it kind of goes to like high school jazz band.

I don't know why. I mean, that doesn't necessarily define a beginner improviser. In fact,

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