Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Okay, so this is a jazz podcast, so obviously we talk a lot about jazz education: how do you play jazz, how do you get better at jazz, and of course, what jazz should you listen to and really digest i...

4 Heinä 202243min

In today's episode, we're gonna do a little thought experiment that will help us get in the mindset that we need to be, to play melodies and solos creatively and at the top of our game, to take a bori...

27 Kesä 202231min

If you wanna be a good musician of any kind then you know you need to practice, especially if you want to play jazz. So, I'm gonna give you the very best practice advice I can give you to help you ge...

24 Kesä 20227min

So today, I'm gonna share with you some important points in my music life, like, the first thing I played with my first guitar when I got it, how that one, 7-note lick that my first pro jazz teacher t...

20 Kesä 202226min

You've probably been told that playing jazz requires great ears. Well, how do you actually train your ears for jazz improvisation? I'm gonna give you 10 things you can do! CHAPTERS: 1. Intro 2. What...

18 Kesä 202213min

We're doing a from-the-vault episode today. We're going back in time where I had my very own brother on the show to talk about performance and how to beat the brain game that goes on when we're playin...

13 Kesä 202248min

The best jazz musicians in the world can play a solo, unaccompanied and you know exactly the tune they were playing. You can do that, too. CHAPTERS: 1. Intro 2. The secret to playing chord change...

10 Kesä 20229min

Listening to jazz is one of the best ways that you can improve your jazz playing without even touching your instrument and actually retain material so that it becomes exponentially easier to play when...

6 Kesä 202225min