How to Practice Jazz Guitar Smarter (and Save Time) in 2025

Very often, the advice you get online is not helpful if you want to learn Jazz Guitar. A problem I see again and again, especially with students learning Jazz online, is that you think you have to practice a lot of things that are not helping you.

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Content:
00:00 Are You The Real Problem?
00:38 The Technique Trap Part 1 - Soloing
03:31 The Technique Trap Part 2 - Comping
04:48 Jazz Is A Language
06:05 Learn Jazz By Ear
08:17 The Right Exercises For Chords And Solos
08:40 Like the video? Check out my Patreon page!

My name is Jens Larsen, a Danish Jazz Guitarist and Educator. The videos on this channel will help you explore and enjoy Jazz. Some of them teach you how to play jazz guitar, but other videos focus on Music Theory, like Jazz Chords, or offer advice on practicing and learning Jazz on guitar or any other instrument.

The videos are mostly jazz guitar lessons, music theory, song analysis, and videos on jazz guitars.

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[JensLarsen]

Happy New Year! What are you going to learn in 2025? 🙂

[Dgnarus]

Learning jazz by learning all the scales and arpeggio's is like learning a language by learning all the words

[chadwicks_guitar]

Yes! Listen, listen, listen!
I listen to jazz about 6 hours a day. My wife is slowly coming around to it also.
As for jazz guitar, Kenny Burrell “Midnight Blue” is essential

[markslist]

Another lesson with great help and tips by the great Jens Larsen. Thank you for staying with us for so long! I can say you've helped advance my jazz guitar playing.

[diegojosésilvabarroilhet]

A funny thing I realised while working on a restaurant, some ambiental music does not have any content. No frases, no ideas, but a series of notes in the right scale for each chord. It drove me nuts when the owner would arrive and put feke music, sounded just like the example on minute 2:00

[mattg]

Listening to your band and advice is my New Year's resolution! Thanks for all you are doing to help us wannabes.

[nr]

In college, I spent a spring break transcribing Giant Steps with a cassette boom box. My family hated me. lol

[davidpenn]

This was a great video to start the new year!

[ronaldofanboi]

Hey jens im really a big fan of you. Starting jazz is really confusing as you said. Don't have money to afford your road map but would like to buy it in the future ! Happy new year and cheers 🎉

[Sparksnorthern]

You know it's business when Jens starts the video with him bring his guitar onto his lap.

Happy New Year Jens! Hope you had a great holiday. Looking forward to watching this one.

[Hhenriette]

great video Jens. Thanks so much!! You're a gem teacher! Happy New Year!

[markcarleton]

This is one of the best music education, videos I’ve seen in a long time. Thank you!

[louisdombrowski]

The more I learn I realize how little I know which in turn motivates me even more to this addiction of the guitar 🎸

[jesusislukeskywalker]

👍 dude, youre such a pro 👉🎸
happy new year 🙏

[agger]

Great advice. I’ve done the Roadmap and it really helped me appreciate this approach. Otherwise, jazz can feel really overwhelming

[williamkeithfunderburk]

Very thoughtful video... thanks for posting

[bwmohner]

Always amazing advice, thanks! Look forward to spending another year working on all of this in 2025.

[_Mr_C]

Thanks Jens, have a great New year ahead. Jazz is our life! Very good advice as always!
Mike the Instrument maker and repairman

[bradhurlburt]

Happy New Year, Jens. Thank you for always inspiring me to practice and for sharing your knowledge. I hope you are well and that 2025 brings you happiness, joy and lots of great music experiences.
Cheers From VT!

[triguna]

Nice year Jens and a good guitar year for you.🙏