Started playing music in elementary school in the sax section. Ditched the whole school band scene and found me a professional jazz musician and honed my skills on the tenor and soprano sax. Found the guitar in there somewhere and latched onto that. Enjoy playing the piano also. Studied with teachers, but I'm mostly self taught, getting most of my chops from transcribing records. Prefer solo jazz guitar as my means of expression. Favorite musicians: John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Wayne Shorter, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, Pharoah Sanders and many more. Favorite guitarist: Johnny Smith, Billy Bauer, Pat Martino, Kenny Burrell, Lenny Breau, Joe Pass, Tal Farlow, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Peter Leitch and many more. Prefer to use solid bodied gutiars with P90's and solid state amps such as a Polytone with a 15" or my Roland JC120, flatwound D'addario Chromes 13's, and 2.0mm large triangle picks for a fat sound.

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Going to concerts and jams. Having a few drinks with the friends.