Was bedeutet volume from the combo on the postage stamp stage stood in for talent ?

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Ah, I found the novel :

The whole sentence is "On that cold sunny afternoon, Frank's first stop was a funky little jazz club, one of those basement joints where cigarette smoke and spilled-liquor smell passed for atmosphere, and volume from the combo on the postage-stamp stage stood in for talent"

Overall, the sentence means that the club is small and low quality.

Instead of "atmosphere" (here meaning cool surroundings, not actual air), they have smoke and spilled drinks.

So, "postage-stamp stage" means "very small stage"

"combo" means a small group of musicians, a duet, trio, or quartet.

"volume [...] stood in for talent" means they weren't good, but they were loud.