Why Jazz is Unpopular and What We Can Do About It

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

🗓️ 23 August 2016

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Welcome to episode 24 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about why jazz is unpopular and what we can do about it. According to Nielsen's 2014 Year-End Report, jazz is one of the most unpopular genres of music in the United States. In this episode, we take a closer look at these details, try to figure out why, ask some questions, and reflect on what we can do about it. Listen in! Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Stand...

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0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes. Now, on to today's episode.
0:44.3	Thank you. the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. All right. Hey, everybody. My name is Brent, your host of the LJS podcast, and this is episode
0:51.4	number 24, where today I'm going to be talking about why jazz is unpopular
0:57.4	and what we can do about it.
1:00.6	This is easily, probably the most opinionated podcast I've given to date, so I'm excited to dive into this.
1:10.1	But before we get started, I just want to say that if you get value out of today's podcast,
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1:35.2	We also have a lot of great rewards for supporting us and what we do.
1:42.2	So we appreciate your help. Okay, so I want to start off this talk about
1:48.0	why jazz is unpopular by referring to a study in 2014, or rather a report, the 2014-Nielsen
1:58.0	Music U.S. report. So keep in mind that this report is strictly stats from the United States.
2:05.3	So it's not necessarily speaking on a global level.
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