Worst, Best, Most Challenging, Most Lucrative Gigs I’ve Played

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

🗓️ 31 May 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Welcome to episode 272 where I discuss an array of different jazz gigs I've played over my career as a performing jazz musician. I talk about the worst gigs I've played, the best ones, the worst paying, the best paying, the ones where I learned the most, and I share all the lessons I've learned along the way. You know, over the years, as a professional jazz musician, I played hundreds and hundreds of gigs and I've really experienced the entire spectrum of experiences as a gigging musician....

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0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes.
0:34.8	Now, on to today's episode.
0:36.6	You know, over the years as a professional jazz
0:38.7	musician, I have played hundreds and hundreds of gigs, and I've really experienced the
0:43.0	entire spectrum of experiences as a ginging musician. I've experienced some of the worst
0:49.7	gigs ever, like horrible working conditions, near disasters, or just difficult people to work with i've
0:56.7	experienced amazing gigs incredible musicians incredible experiences maybe fancy gigs that i've attended
1:03.3	or worked with i've experienced ones that taught me a lot of lessons i've experienced others that
1:08.2	made me want to go and hang my head in shame when I got home.
1:12.3	I've experienced a lot.
1:13.6	I'm excited to do a very special episode where I go through a bunch of different gigs that I've played and show you the good, the bad, and the ugly, and the lessons that I've learned from all of them.
1:24.6	This is going to be a lot of fun.
1:25.9	Go eat your favorite beverage.
1:27.2	Get your favorite beverage, get your
1:27.5	favorite snack, and let's do this thing. Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz
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