LJS 100: My Jazz Mentor Gives You His Best Tips and Advice (feat. Justin Nielsen)

Welcome to episode 100 of the LJS Podcast where today we are celebrating 100 episodes! To do that, Brent has a very special guest on the show, his jazz mentor Justin Nielsen who got him into the music and set him on a path to success. Justin talks about what he teaches his students and some of his best tips for musical improvement. Listen in!
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Today marks a very special episode and a mile marker for this podcast, episode 100! It also kicks off our birthday month leading up to our 2 year birthday of the podcast in episode 104.
In honor of our birthday month, don't forget to enter our raffle for opportunities to get our courses, eBooks, and backing tracks. We don't do this often, but this is a special occasion. It's also a great way to help us out by taking some of the actions required for entries.
I make a deal out of this episode because when I first started this podcast, I really didn't know how long it would last. The Learn Jazz Standards blog had been going on for years quite successfully, but I didn't know if the time and effort spent on a podcast would be worth it, or if anyone would even listen to it!
Well, here I am 100 episodes later and I couldn't be more thrilled with it. It's all thanks to you. Those who have been listening for a long time and even those just listening for a short time. Thanks for listening, and I look forward to serving you with more free jazz education content for hundreds of more episodes.
But for today's episode, I knew I wanted to have someone special on. In this episode I have my jazz mentor, Justin Nielsen come on the show to tell us what he knows about learning jazz and music in general.
Justin had a huge impact on my musical life and pointed me in the right direction. I have to say, I would not be a professional jazz musician and teaching jazz on Learn Jazz Standards if Justin hadn't taken me under his wing. He's a musical hero of mine, and a great person as well.
I'm pleased to have him on to share some of his knowledge with you. Here are some of the things we talk about:

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A public "thank you" to Justin.

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How Justin got into music.

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How he discovered teaching and mentoring young musicians is his life's calling.

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What he teaches his students on a regular basis.

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Things both beginning and more advanced jazz students should do right now.

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His eBook he wants to give away to you for free.

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An opportunity to join his inner circle.


I don't want you to miss this episode. I say this all of the time, but this is easily one of my favorite episodes to date.
Also be sure to check out his free eBook. You can find the link to that in the "Important Links" below. Finally, if you resonate with Justin in this episode, and want to make a living teaching music to others, apply to join his inner circle by sending him an email.
Important Links
Get Justin's free eBook
Want to learn how to make a living as a music teacher? Email Justin at [email protected].







Read the Transcript
Brent: All right, hey, what's up everybody? My name is Brent. I am the jazz musician behind the website learnjazzstandards.com which is a blog and a podcast all geared towards helping you become a better jazz musician. Welcome. It is episode 100, that is right, 100 episodes of this podcast. I want to thank you all so much for listening especially if you've been listening for a long time or even from the beginning, I really, really appreciate it. I mean, this podcast could not continue without you.