Once I become more confident in my playing, I would likely seek out
opportunities to play with others, which provides a real growth
opportunity. For now, I have a digital recorder that allows me laying
down chords and overlaying with melody, which allows me to develop my
lead playing. I could benefit from learning some more standard lead
phrases and fingerings, as I find I usually fall back on the same
patterns, and often fall in the trap of playing fast runs instead of
seeking slow melodic lines.
I look forward to ideas and suggestions on how to learn to become a
better and more satisfied jazz player.
Thank you.
--RObert
Try finding a teacher, perhaps one who plays another instrument. reading is
a useful tool, but not an essential one to have fun playing jazz tunes, but
your improvement will be much faster if you have someone as a benchmark.
Ron
