Earlier today I met up with a fellow student at my online jazz school. Turns out he's retired and has been trying to pick up jazz for 2 years, and he just has so much passion for it! He spent a year at Lasalle doing jazz performance, has had many teachers, and goes out playing with tonnes of people. So off the cuff, he says, hey wanna go back to my place and jam? ON!! So there we were, in his little amateur home studio, with a drum set, JC160, and an original 60s Fender Bassman (OMG), keyboard, mic etc. This was my first time playing with someone for almost 4 years, but it was crazy fun. I was really rusty and nervous, but he has so much love for jazz guitar and its just infectious. We're meeting again on a weekend with the full band (hopefully the drummer can make it). I'm a total newbie at jazz, and clearly they're a lot more proficient than me, but there's no better way to learn and be motivated than with a bunch of true believers.
Why didn't this happen during the holidays??