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You'll Hear It

Peter Martin & Adam Maness

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A podcast about jazz - how to listen, play, practice, and enjoy. Listen for a combo of advice, insights, and occasional humor from pianists Peter Martin and Adam Maness. A podcast from Open Studio https://www.openstudiojazz.com
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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

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The LJS Podcast is the podcast where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories and advice for becoming a better jazz musician! Hosting the show is the jazz musician behind learnjazzstandards.com, author, and entrepreneur Brent Vaartstra, who’s one goal is to answer any question about playing jazz music you may have. Jazz can be a challenging music to learn and play, but it doesn’t have to be so hard. Each episode features a specific musical challenge that jazz students may come across, w ...
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Self Management for Musicians-by Mike del Ferro

Mike del Ferro - Pianist & World Traveler

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Created by International Award winning Pianist & World Traveler Mike del Ferro; his highly successful clinic"Self-management and Networking for Musicians" (in any genre). Short episodes with great advice. "As long as you don't have a Manager, you need to manage yourself, develop your Networking skills and be well organized". Mike has been coaching thousands of Musicians already with great results. For private online Sessions, Monthly free Q&A sessions, Questions and Requests for Topics, send ...
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Learn Jazz piano with Julian Bradley's Jazz Tutorial Podcast. In these audio podcasts Julian breaks down a range of Jazz piano topics: From improvisation, to chord voicings, to reharmonization, and more. Julian Bradley is a Jazz pianist from the U.K. and has a masters degree in music.
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The Mike del Ferro - Podcast

Mike del Ferro - Pianist & World Traveler

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Created by International Award winning Pianist and World Traveler Mike del Ferro, who played with Jazz legends like Toots Thielemans, Randy Brecker, Jack DeJohnette, Branford Marsalis and many others Mike is a world-renowned pianist and musical adventurer who has spent his life exploring the globe and immersing himself in different cultures. His passion for music has taken him to over a 100 countries, where he has absorbed the local sounds and incorporated them into his own unique style. Wit ...
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The Carolina Shout is a podcast about ragtime, New Orleans jazz, Harlem stride piano, and swing. Ethan Uslan is the pianist and host who performs live from his living room and offers up fun commentary and stories about the music. Each episode is a short informal private concert just for you, with occasional special guests and experts. So if you are interested in a podcast about rip-roarin American piano music that’s funny, quirky, a little educational but not too much, here it is!
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Welcome to Piano Meditations Podcast by Blake Rowe. For the past six years (with occasional breaks), Wednesday nights have been devoted to creating freely improvised music for about 45 minutes. Known melodies may come to mind and may be explored, but the pieces are primarily “spontaneously composed”. The music tends to follow an arc from introspective to energetic and back again. The first few notes become a motif to be explored; sometimes a piece is more structured and and other times more ...
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1.A virtual band comprised of talented musicians from planet Earth that have found a common groove and freedom to create in the jazz-funk/fusion scene. 2.Jazz musicians that collaborate in the virtual realm by sending recorded wave files through cyberspace via the internet to develop infectious instrumental compositions. Official web site at www.funkdawgs.com
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Extended Techniques

Erlena Dlu and Alotro Lado

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Extended Techniques is a podcast about contemporary music that features deeply researched stories about lives, philosophies and creative work of the most inspiring musicians of our time.
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SCHOOL OF JAZZ

ROBIN HOOD RADIO

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A Weekly journey of classic jazz as curated by the show host Jonathan Horwich. International Phonograph, Inc., is a small independent label that specializes in jazz. The company ... piano playing." - Jonathan Horwich Producer & Engineer
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Piano Improvisations by Curt Siffert - unless otherwise noted, all pieces are made up on the spot starting when the record button is pressed. These pieces are more about exploring the creative process than about producing finished, polished works. However, some material will undoubtedly be reworked into finished pieces for future projects. All pieces released under a Creative Commons license - by-nc-sa 3.0. In other words, they are not to be used for commercial purposes, but can be used/adap ...
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A jazz podcast that explores jazz music from all of its many perspectives. Hosted by Howard Robertson, Chuck O’Bannon and Deborah Swiney. These three jazz aficionados talk about that classic African American art form called jazz.
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In conversations with his musical collaborators and friends, Chick reveals insights into his music universe. From the tour buses and airports to the recording studios and backstage. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the details of the creative process from the legends of jazz. "These podcasts introduce a topic that's very exciting to me: giving a helping hand to other musicians." —Chick
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Soundboard

Steinway & Sons

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Soundboard features conversations on artistry and craftsmanship between Ben Finane, Editor in Chief at Steinway & Sons, and distinguished pianists, musicians, artists, and creatives. Soundboard seeks out inspiration, hones in on the creative process, parses influences, and attempts to diagnose artistic greatness.
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In "Let's Talk Piano," we are going to have fun talking about many interesting topics as you continue in your piano adventures. A lot of the topics will be based on questions asked over the years by ambitious and not-so-ambitious students of piano all over the world. There will also be episodes that will include actual playing and discussions as well. You will be able to contribute your ideas and thoughts through social media by going to: Facebook: https://facebook.com/easypiano Twitter: htt ...
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The Jazz Treasury Podcast is devoted to exhibiting the best of jazz history in the format of an auditory tour of America’s richest indigenous music. Bi-weekly a different aspect of jazz will be presented. It may be a portrait of a musician such as Duke Ellington or John Coltrane. It could be a specific instrument like the bass or trumpet. We may visit a jazz city like Chicago or New Orleans. Other exhibits will focus on genera such as bebop or swing. Your curator and tour guide, Rich Sylvest ...
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The Dr. Jazz Podcast

Nathan Holaway (Dr. Jazz)

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The Dr. Jazz Podcast is not for the faint of heart. All kidding aside – This is just me spinning some of my favorite jazz tracks and sharing them with you. Check it out - - - it'll make ya feel better!
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Welcome to KwoMusic.com's Daily Music Inspirational Podcast - Nature. We will be posting a nature oriented new inspirational music track by Paul Kwo here every day for a year along with a short quote to get everyone started everyday. We will be starting on January 1, 2010 at 9am GMT0 time in the morning (US Eastern time at 4am and Pacific time at 1am). We look forward to sharing our music with you. Thanks for listening!
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Courtney Pine Global (CPG) is an exciting non-stop music playlist of the best new jazz releases dropping globally. From swing, smooth-jazz and latin-jazz to fusion, rock and global beats, Courtney picks a cool mix of new and well-known artists for you to work, rest and play to! Easy listening vocals, soulful bop, experimental vibes. Refreshingly new jazz. Funk, World and Hiphop lovers will enjoy these grooves too! A Jazz-pod Production - www.jazz-pod.com
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Join your hosts Robert Estrin and Mike Wood as they discuss everything and anything piano. This podcast covers a wide range of topics from piano lessons and techniques, general music questions, music theory, and insights into the piano industry featuring interviews with musicians as well as luminaries in the piano world. Robert is a concert pianist and Mike is his producer. Together they created the company Living Pianos which sells restored pianos all over the world. They have produced hund ...
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Join music educator and guitarist, Brian Jump, as he explores music history, education, and technology. Jump earned a bachelor’s degree in guitar performance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in music technology from Duquesne University. He teaches a wide range of classes at Community College of Allegheny County including Music Technology, Music History, Class Piano, and History of Jazz. In addition to teaching, Brian performs regularly as a professional pop, clas ...
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JON HAMMOND Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974 Languages: English, German *Jon is currently Host of daily CBS radio program HammondCast on KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM, 7 days a week at 4AM PST.
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Mission: Commission

Miller Theatre at Columbia University

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Demystifying the process of how classical music gets made, each season we follow three composers as they create vibrant new works of music. From Columbia University's Miller Theatre. Hosted by Melissa Smey.
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I produce music that incorporates impressionistic, modernist, minimalistic, jazz, and rock elements that, for the most part, is suitable as relaxing, pensive background music. You can find my greater body of work on my YouTube, which you can find by searching for my name, there ("PJ Cornell"). I try to update this podcast weekly, but if you want access to my broader body of work as an improvisatory musician, please follow me on my social media.
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Zenith

Stephanie Zenith

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Zenith, Stephanie Zenith, was born in Washington, DC but grew up all over the world. Her childhood included places such as southern Virginia, northern Michigan, the Philippines, and South Korea. Stephanie's jazz-drummer father started her in piano lessons at age 6. From that beginning, her interests have spread to many different aspects of music. Classical piano; talent shows; choirs; singing in musicals; tenor saxophone; choreography; and DJing her college radio station are some of the many ...
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Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today, you will discover, learn, and play "Days of Wine and Roses." In this Jazz Piano L…
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The "Kansas City" blues scale is a variation on the traditional blues scale. Its sound was codified by musicians from Kansas City, dating all the way back to Count Basie, Jimmy Lunceford, and eventually adopted by the great bebop Saxophonist Charlie Parker. This sound is simple to acquire, yet has a lot of room for variations and depth. In this pod…
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The great Harlem stride pianist Johnson recorded many piano rolls for various companies including QRS, Universal and Perfection, creating an early prototype of the stride style. Here he is featured playing his own compositions as well as interpretations of other tunes from Tin Pan Alley and the black theatre, including one duet with his erstwhile s…
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The legendary New Orleans clarinetist returned home in the early 1940's and led bands there until he died in 1949. This group was a regular eight piece group modeled after the Bob Cats and featuring Whimpy Miller, Julian Lane, Steve Giarratano, Pete Laudeman, Bunny Franks and Charlie Dukes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p…
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Garner was known primarily as a solo pianist or by working in a trio, but early in his career he played as a sideman with several groups (strange, given that he didn't read music). Here we hear him small groups led by Wardell Gray, Don Byas, Charlie Parker and Lucky Thompson (also with Stuff Smith) and a big band led by Georgie Auld (with Dizzy Gil…
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In this podcast episode, Brent discusses a fundamental music theory concept brought up by listener Andy Berry regarding the distinctions between scale tones and chord extensions. Brent equips listeners with a deeper understanding of how the elements of different chord extensions shape harmonic structures and contribute to the rich tapestry of jazz …
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In this episode, Brent addresses a common concern voiced by Cherie Vodica from Raleigh, North Carolina, about regaining confidence in playing with other musicians after spending a significant amount of time practicing alone, particularly due to the isolation brought on by the pandemic. Through insightful advice and practical strategies, Brent offer…
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In this episode, Brent tackles an essential aspect of jazz theory: the minor 2-5-1 chord progression. Responding to a listener's inquiry, Brent provides a comprehensive breakdown of this foundational progression, elucidating its significance and outlining the various chord qualities and extensions commonly employed. By going into the mechanics of t…
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This episode presents an overview of major works by award-winning composer duo Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko, the creators of 12 operas and the founders of Opera Aperta – a laboratory of experimental opera in Kyiv. Plunging into their unique archeological process of creation, we position their work alongside music and ideas of major 20th – 21s…
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Season No. 4 is here! We are kicking things off with the "Don't Go Bat Country" episode - which is inspired by my upcoming EP "Bat Country" dropping on april 19th (just in time for 420) with my first ever animated cartoon! Follow @ol_wallace_lofi on TikTok and Instagram to stay updated https://linktr.ee/olwallace…
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In this inspiring episode I sit down with David Allen, the pioneering productivity expert and bestselling author (3 million copies) of "Getting Things Done." David shares his revolutionary GTD method, an approach that has helped countless individuals and professionals across various fields achieve clarity and focus. Today, we delve into how Musicia…
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In this enlightening episode I sit down with David Allen, the pioneer behind the groundbreaking productivity method, "Getting Things Done" (GTD). David takes us deep into the principles of GTD, sharing how anyone can achieve clarity and focus by capturing their tasks and ideas, and then organizing them into actionable steps. Whether you're a season…
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In this week's episode, Brent discusses a common struggle many musicians face: self-doubt. Through a poignant listener question, he addresses the pervasive nature of self-doubt and shares personal anecdotes, making it evident that even world-class musicians experience this phenomenon. Throughout the episode, Brent offers actionable insights and pra…
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On this episode, we have wine aplenty, song AND dance! Jeff Peda, Licensed Beverage Alcohol Professional (aka independant sales agent) and Maria Magdalena Sosa, Mele to her friends, join Shelley and Phil to taste through SIX featured wines from the renowned Bodega Garzón winery in Uruguay. And just in time for Tannat Day on Sunday, one of these gem…
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In this Fast Track Friday episode, Brent revisits the week's episodes and delves deeper into the theme of playing what you hear. He reflects on a recent question posed during one of the Inner Circle's live Q&A sessions, where a member sought advice on the best approach to improvisation. Drawing from personal experiences and expert insights, he navi…
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In this episode, Brent discusses an intriguing question posed by listener Alan Kahn regarding the challenge of transitioning to a wind synthesizer from the trumpet and recapturing the ability to play by ear. Alan shares his previous experiences playing trumpet in various musical settings without extensive music theory knowledge, relying solely on h…
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In this installment of our "What Makes This Album Great" series we take a look at Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim. Unlock your FREE Open Studio trial to become a better player today. GALA 1. Subscribe NOW (mandatory) https://link.youllhearit.com/subscribe 2. Like this video (semi-mandatory) 3. Leave us a comment that you've Adhere…
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In this episode, Brent addresses a crucial question posed by listener Troy West about bridging the gap between auditory imagination and instrumental execution in jazz improvisation. He offers invaluable insights and practical exercises to enhance the connection between what musicians hear in their minds and what they play on their instruments. He b…
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Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today, you will discover, learn, and play "Days of Wine and Roses." In this Jazz Piano L…
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In this episode, Brent answers a thought-provoking question from listener Winfried Wilms about achieving a final version of improvisation. Through a captivating exploration, Brent unpacks the complexities of planning versus improvising in jazz solos. Drawing upon his extensive experience as a jazz musician and educator, he navigates the nuances of …
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Mezzrow was never a great clarinet player, but certainly was a great character and excelled at surrounding himself with very good musicians. These versions of the Mezz Mezzrow Orchestra and Swing band include Teddy Wilson, Willie The Lion Smith, Sonny White, Frankie Newton, Max Kaminsky, Sy Oliver, J.C. Higginbotham, Floyd O'Brien, Bud Freeman, Ben…
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The buoyant alto player known for his 1930's recordings is here presented leading bands in the 1940's that go from swing to bop to rhythm and blues . . records for Savoy and World Transcriptions featuring Jonah Jones and Ed Lewis on trumpets, Zed Jackson and Ray Parker on piano, Al Casey and Bill Moore on electric guitar, Dallas Bartley on bass, Ed…
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In this week's episode, Brent delves into an intriguing question from listener Cliff Bryant: Which came first, the blues or jazz? Through a captivating exploration, Brent unravels the historical and musical connections between these two iconic genres. From the roots of the blues in African American culture to its profound influence on the birth of …
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In this episode, Adam and Peter dive into the Melodic Minor Scale and what we can do with it. Join us for some helpful tips on this invaluable scale and how to use it in your playing. Unlock your FREE Open Studio trial to become a better player today. GALA 1. Subscribe NOW (mandatory) https://link.youllhearit.com/subscribe 2. Like this video (semi-…
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On this episode, Shelley and Phil welcome back Andrew Allison with Cuvée Collective, along with his partner in crime, Cameron Roblee. Cuvée has pivoted from NFT's in Napa to helping people find the experience they're looking for through their Cuvée app! As they explain in this episode, "this is a Napa Winery Guide and Reservations app." Sounds good…
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I don't remember who hipped me to Frank Cunimondo - I think I saw one of his records in Rob and Damien's old shop Sideman Records and was intrigued but didn't buy it then. And then maybe someone posted on IG something off of 'Echoes' and it was right up my ally - beautiful piano trio jazz with some rhodes as well. Snagged a copy of that album at WM…
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In this Fast Track Friday episode, Brent dives into the intricacies of crafting an effective set list for jazz gigs. With a keen focus on maintaining energy levels and providing variety, he will walk you through an eight-song set list example, offering valuable insights into song selection and sequencing. From upbeat tunes like "My Shining Hour" to…
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In this engaging episode, Brent tackles a fascinating question posed by Tiago Leyte about contrafacts and their role in jazz improvisation. Explaining the concept of contrafacts as new melodies crafted over existing chord progressions, Brent shares the benefits of exploring and composing these musical variations. Drawing on examples like rhythm cha…
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In this episode, the yhi team breaks into the discography of Herbie Hancock. Let's delve into Empyrean Isles and really break down what elements make it so iconic. Unlock your FREE Open Studio trial to become a better player today. 📸 Follow us on Instagram: GALA 1. Subscribe NOW (mandatory) https://link.youllhearit.com/subscribe 2. Like this video …
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There is one technique setup that you need to learn for both of your hands when playing solo jazz piano. Without it, you'll never get the sound you're after. If you practice this, you'll be 95% of the way there. Let's dive in!Want more solo piano education? Click the link below to get more...http://jazzpianoschool.com/lookinside_____________Have yo…
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In this episode of the Learn Jazz Standards podcast, Brent addresses a fundamental question posed by Philip Sorge: What distinguishes a beginner jazz soloist from a master jazz soloist? Exploring the differences in mindset and approach, Brent touches on how beginners often rely on scales and patterns, while seasoned improvisers prioritize spontanei…
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Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every Jazz Piano Skills weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today, you will discover, learn, and play "Days of Wine and Roses." In this Jazz Piano L…
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