jam night

Howdy! For those new to the diary, I am a middle aged musician enjoying a bit of a musical renaissance, including picking up the bass as a secondary instrument. I have been learning primarily by gigging in 3-5 piece band configurations; documenting my gigs with brief writeups. See the links to...

Well what had happened was . . . The guys who do the jam at Birdies ( a very smoky establishment of questionable repute) were able to move to a new venue on Wednesday evenings. They also moved from 8-12 back to 7-11. This is where I come in. I was pleased to go to Mugs n Jugs (don't laugh . ...

So the other day a drummer acquaintance asked me to join them and a some musician friends for a jam at a local studio. Now, the dude is a tad out there and spacey, but a nice person and can play well, so I agree. Sounds like fun, I haven’t had a chance to play bass with others in a minute and...

Hey all, As some may know, I'm a relative beginner, but working hard at learning bass. Part of my plan for getting better is to also start playing with people because playing with others is a skill that needs to be developed just like all other musical skills. So I have three questions that I'd...