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I'm at a point where it takes a LOT to get me to leave home for something other than my main touring job. And I'm a bit old for these EU jazz runs which are often pretty grueling experiences. But this rare opportunity to play with my longtime pal feels like something I should jump into.
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Now I need to start practicing to see if I can keep up with these monsters! I love Gary's composing but much of it is in odd meters with unusual phrasing. It's gonna take me a minute to be comfortable with it.
In the end - it's nice to have this potentially fun tour to look forward to and the musical challenge to keep my brain working.
Cheers!
Jimmy J
I wonder if you'd share sometime, a little of how you practice? Obviously you guys can't get together on Friday night to jam from various points of longitude... and this gig doesn't seem like one you'd improvise your way through. You guys share tracks? Then develop the show as the tour progresses? Any rehearsal at all?
Admittedly it takes a lot to get me interested in anything other than just fill-in jobs anymore. My practice habits are
really lagging behind. I don't have a 'fence to swing for' anymore is a lot of the reason for this. I do still enjoy running around making music with the guys on my weekend runs around the hindquarters of the State. I might even see Tennessee, West Virginia, or Carolina every so often. I imagine this is far less grueling and tiresome than an EU tour. It keeps me
performing though. Something about that trial by stage mentality keeps me just sharp enough to say yes when asked.
