Trading fours...variations on a theme...getting in that "zone" when the communications channel is complete to the point where you just know what happens next...that's what I enjoy most from playing.


Of course, all I ever wanted to be was a sideman, and, from the time of my first pro job at 11, I was a featured player; then front man of my own group.

I do everything I can to include other players on my jobs...about 50% of them.

I take home less bread, but I use my music jobs as contacts for my day work, so the better impression I make, the more day work I get.

I just don't like doing singles.

Music is best for me when it's played with others. The "love-hate" situation with arrangers still exists; it's just that I have had to rely on them for more jobs lately due to an injury. So, I guess, from a business standpoint, I'm glad to have the arranger option. I just don't enjoy playing them much as a single; a little more fun with others.


Russ

[This message has been edited by captain Russ (edited 12-14-2010).]