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5 Things I Did to Jump-Start My Jazz Playing
39 mins; June 17, 2019
10 Jazz Standards That Will Expand Your Understanding of Jazz Harmony
31 mins; June 10, 2019
Limiting Beliefs are Crushing Your Jazz Potential
16 mins; June 03, 2019
Composing Jazz Solos Using Target Notes (Over There Will Never Be Another You)
31 mins; May 27, 2019
Making Rhythms the Foundation of Your Jazz Solos (Someday My Prince Will Come Study)
23 mins; May 20, 2019
Making Pentatonic Scales Musical Over Just Friends (Analysis and Improv Lesson)
32 mins; May 13, 2019
Simplifying Jazz Standards to Make Them Easy (Tune Up Analysis)
31 mins; May 06, 2019
Improvising Over the LJS Podcast Theme Song (feat. Listener Improvisations)
21 mins; April 29, 2019
Warming Up the Body and Mind for Killer Musical Performances (feat. Michael Lake)
36 mins; April 22, 2019
5 Things to Do When You Feel Un-Motivated to Practice
26 mins; April 15, 2019
Developing an Engaging Story Line for Your Jazz Solos (feat. Aimee Nolte)
37 mins; April 08, 2019
Understanding the Jazz Standard There Will Never Be Another You (Chords Analysis)
32 mins; April 01, 2019
1 Month Practice Plan For Learning 1-2 Jazz Solos by Ear
38 mins; March 25, 2019
Brain Hacking for Speeding Up Your Jazz Improv Success (feat. Rodney Brim)
44 mins; March 18, 2019
1,000,000+ Downloads of the LJS Podcast!
6 mins; March 13, 2019
Using Chromaticism to Develop Your Jazz Lines
15 mins; March 11, 2019
4 Scales to Play Over a Half-Diminished Chord
23 mins; March 04, 2019
How to Memorize Chord Changes and Not Get Lost
23 mins; February 25, 2019
Using “Musical Playgrounds” For Better Improvisation (feat. Christopher Sutton)
41 mins; February 18, 2019
How to Avoid Meandering Jazz Solos (feat. Jeff Schneider)
39 mins; February 11, 2019
28 Jazz Skills to Practice (by Category)
28 mins; February 04, 2019
Music Theory Checklist for Understanding Jazz Improvisation
33 mins; January 28, 2019
Applying Patterns to Scales for Jazz Improv Flexibility
22 mins; January 21, 2019
Using Enclosure to Create Bebop Lines Over a Jazz Blues
25 mins; January 14, 2019
Setting Up a Game-Changing Practice Plan for Your Jazz Playing
29 mins; January 07, 2019
Top 5 Learn Jazz Standards Podcast Episodes (2018 Year Review)
29 mins; December 31, 2018
Writing Tunes With Non-Functional Jazz Harmony (My Composition Analysis)
33 mins; December 24, 2018
3 Strategies for Improvising Over a Jazz Blues
32 mins; December 17, 2018
How to Listen to a Jazz Recording (And Learn From It)
33 mins; December 10, 2018
Bonus Episode! My New Podcast On Making Money Teaching Music Online
10 mins; December 05, 2018
How to Know When to Move On From Something You Are Practicing (feat. Brent Arnold)
50 mins; December 03, 2018
Learning Jazz by Ear and Putting Away Fakebooks (feat. Ina Dennekamp)
29 mins; November 26, 2018
Creating Melodic Jazz Solos and the Art of Not Thinking (Coaching Call with Dan Sich)
39 mins; November 19, 2018
What I Think About When I Take a Jazz Solo
28 mins; November 12, 2018
3 Hip 1-6-2-5 Licks to Practice
12 mins; November 05, 2018
Learning Jazz by Ear or Sheet Music (Which One is Better?)
24 mins; October 29, 2018
How Alexander Technique Can Help You as a Musician (feat. Christian Steineder)
34 mins; October 22, 2018
Chord Progression Hacks to Make Playing Jazz Simple (feat. Steve Nixon)
54 mins; October 15, 2018
I Critique My Jazz Playing From 7 Years Ago
29 mins; October 08, 2018
How to Learn Difficult Jazz Standards
36 mins; October 01, 2018
10 Myths About Playing Jazz You Need to Stop Believing
31 mins; September 24, 2018
The Sad Truth About Ear Training Fundamentals (Why You Should Practice Them)
23 mins; September 17, 2018
Avoiding “Avoid Notes” and When Not to Avoid Them
28 mins; September 10, 2018
The Neuroscience Behind Radical Musical Improvement (Feat. Marc Gelfo)
46 mins; September 03, 2018
Ask Me Anything- Listener Jazz Questions Answered
42 mins; August 27, 2018
Using Musical Parameters for Next Level Jazz Practice (feat. Josiah Boornazian)
44 mins; August 20, 2018
3 Hip 2-5-1 Licks for You to Practice
14 mins; August 13, 2018
How to Maintenance Practice to Keep Up Your Jazz Skills
25 mins; August 06, 2018
Practicing Away from the Instrument Effectively and Using Jazz as Therapy (feat. Joyce Kettering)
34 mins; July 30, 2018
The Power of Structured Jazz Practice (Coaching Call with Francis Belanger)
37 mins; July 23, 2018
The Only 3 Big Things You Need to Be Practicing as a Jazz Musician
29 mins; July 16, 2018
5 Powerful Results That Come From Focused, Goal-Oriented Jazz Practicing
29 mins; July 09, 2018
How to Use Target Notes to Create Melodic Jazz Lines (Feat. Jens Larsen)
37 mins; July 02, 2018
Understanding Secondary and Backdoor Dominant 7 Chords
28 mins; June 25, 2018
How to Practice Towards Fail-Proof Musical Performances (Feat. Diego Maldonado)
38 mins; June 18, 2018
How to Get Unstuck From a Musical Slump and Start Improving
34 mins; June 11, 2018
Top 13 Jazz Lessons From Our Podcast Guests
46 mins; June 04, 2018
How to Practice Licks in all 12 Keys
28 mins; May 28, 2018
Dominating a Learning Mindset and Transcending Musical Limits (Feat. Kobie Watkins)
45 mins; May 21, 2018
How to Balance Music Theory and Playing by Ear
28 mins; May 14, 2018
Minor Tonality and How to Build Minor Chord Progressions (feat. Dan Carillo)
49 mins; May 07, 2018
How Play-Alongs Could Be Hurting Your Jazz Playing
26 mins; April 30, 2018
Mastering the Art of Transcribing (feat. Greg Fishman)
35 mins; April 23, 2018
Learning Songs on the Bandstand and Other Lessons From My Gig
24 mins; April 16, 2018
How to Start Crushing It On the Blues (Feat. Nick Mainella)
51 mins; April 09, 2018
Pro Tips on Proper Music Notation, Formatting and Phrasing (feat. Brett Pontecorvo)
52 mins; April 02, 2018
Using Motivic Development to Create Musical Themes
23 mins; March 26, 2018
Composing Contrafacts to Develop Melodic Ideas
28 mins; March 19, 2018
Mapping Out a Jazz Standard for Improv Success
27 mins; March 12, 2018
Analyzing Jazz Standards With Roman Numerals for Max Results
40 mins; March 05, 2018
11 Listeners Give Their Jazz Tips and Advice
45 mins; February 26, 2018
Playing Along vs. Knowing a Jazz Tune
19 mins; February 22, 2018
Blazing Your Own Trail Towards Musical Success
20 mins; February 19, 2018
Learn How to Play “My Shining Hour”
27 mins; February 12, 2018
My Jazz Mentor Gives You His Best Tips and Advice (feat. Justin Nielsen)
55 mins; February 05, 2018
Which Scales You Can Play Over Different Kinds of 7th Chords
30 mins; January 29, 2018
How to Beat the Brain Game for Musical Freedom (feat. Matt Vaartstra)
48 mins; January 22, 2018
Using the 80/20 Rule for Productive 30 Minute Practice
30 mins; January 15, 2018
Important Jazz Chord Substitutions You Need to Know
30 mins; January 08, 2018
10 Tips for Successful Jazz Gigs and Jam Sessions
27 mins; January 01, 2018
How I’m Planning for Musical Success in 2018
22 mins; December 25, 2017
How to Unlock Bebop Language (feat. Chad Lefkowitz-Brown)
47 mins; December 18, 2017
How to Use Tritone Substitution In Your Jazz Improv
29 mins; December 11, 2017
Understanding African Music and the Origins of Jazz (feat. Joe Agu)
34 mins; December 04, 2017
How to Get the Very Most Out of Your Jazz Solo Transcriptions
23 mins; November 27, 2017
How to Develop Time Feel and Up Your Rhythm Game
42 mins; November 20, 2017
Using the LIST Method to Learn Jazz Solos by Ear
29 mins; November 13, 2017
Inside the Development of a Jazz Musician (feat. Chris Davis)
42 mins; November 06, 2017
7 Chords You Can Play the Melodic Minor Scale Over
28 mins; October 30, 2017
How to Practice Smart and Improve Quickly (feat. Steve Nixon)
37 mins; October 23, 2017
Important Jazz Standards You Need to Learn
32 mins; October 16, 2017
How to Improve Speed and Accuracy in Your Jazz Solos
29 mins; October 09, 2017
How to Set Game-Changing Goals for Your Musicianship
42 mins; October 02, 2017
How to Translate What You Hear to Your Instrument
28 mins; September 25, 2017
Chord Progressions and How to Identify Them By Ear
30 mins; September 18, 2017
The Power of Training Your Ear to Hear Chords
31 mins; September 11, 2017
How to Master Hearing Intervals and Level-Up Your Ears
30 mins; September 04, 2017
How to Navigate Major 1-6-2-5 Chord Progressions
31 mins; August 28, 2017
5 Huge Benefits of Playing With Musicians Better Than You
25 mins; August 21, 2017
How to Internalize Jazz Language
17 mins; August 14, 2017
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