I'm a closet sax player, and I just recently got a great setup and am ready to perform at jam sessions. I've spent too much time indoors playing alone and recording myself and not enough time actually playing with others, getting my music and sound out there. I have some level of social anxiety which makes it harder. What makes it harder is I'm fairly beginner when it comes to playing tunes, I have a hard time concentrating on reading through stuff, but I know this will come with more practice... but really I want to improvise mainly and play jazz so right now I am starting to go to jam sessions. My first experiences were upsetting because I realized my game wasn't up to par with the highest level of musicians, when I went to a sort of classy gig. But I am really much more confident now since I got my latest mouthpiece (big grin)
also my neighbors hate my practicing, they say it's too loud, so that's another reason... I am meeting once a week with a piano player to work on tunes, which is great, and want to go back to some more jam sessions, but they scare me a little.
also my neighbors hate my practicing, they say it's too loud, so that's another reason... I am meeting once a week with a piano player to work on tunes, which is great, and want to go back to some more jam sessions, but they scare me a little.