Your Stress Reliever??

Bill Dedman said
What kind of groups do you usually play with?

As for myself, I enjoy the playing in 4-5-piece groups, playing jazz standards like "All the Things You Are;" "Stella by Starlight;" and "On Green Dolphin Street"... old folks' music... LOL!8)

We rehearse a lot more than we gig.... unfortunately. I blame it on the economy, but the next paragraph is probably more truth than poetry...

The emcee asked the bebopper, "Son, you obviously can play any kind of music; what made you want to play jazz?"

"I HATE CROWDS!!!":angry7:

I prefer playing Rock that has some teeth.... Not extreme Metal, but stuff that's good and Heavy. I like FEELING my playing. But know what? I love Jazz too. Jaco Pastourius was a HUGE influence in my second go-around of playing. I had stopped playing during the late 80's through the early 90's. Heard his music, and bang..... I was playing again.

But went back to Rock. I'm presently seeing an instructor 2-3 times a month for lessons. He's an incredibly talented Jazz player and he scares the Hell out of my at times with what he can do. Now I'm trying to learn that method. I'm also taking a shot at advanced Slap. I'm having a hard time, but it's fun!

BTW: Cute quote at the end. I "get" it..... 8)