tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656000427056815096.post7016030631539250891..comments2023-05-31T06:11:56.628-04:00Comments on xyjazz: Is there a jam session etiquette?Josh Ragerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14145305239438030807noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656000427056815096.post-28893130363663483212011-04-21T01:04:51.311-04:002011-04-21T01:04:51.311-04:00Oof, -10pts for the Night and Day joke, sorry.Oof, -10pts for the Night and Day joke, sorry.zibalatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003765701553033282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656000427056815096.post-5197878057421606892011-04-20T12:46:19.676-04:002011-04-20T12:46:19.676-04:00Thanks for your comment. I agree with you that eve...Thanks for your comment. I agree with you that everyone has a different way of hanging. I don't think the issue is one of not wanting to suck since I think that's a given for all musicians. The issue with me is when a person's way of hanging and playing music is done at the expense of those around. I think jam session can produce great music and particularly with people who's styles and approach differ like night and day. (And even when they play Night and Day...sorry) But only if the attitude of inclusion and "let's see where we can go with this thing together" is there. To me the hang is about the music. And the music is about the hang. Thanks for your commentJosh Ragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145305239438030807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656000427056815096.post-9390884873021544392011-02-11T14:47:13.864-05:002011-02-11T14:47:13.864-05:00Hey Josh, I've been meaning to comment on this...Hey Josh, I've been meaning to comment on this post for quite some time and never quite got around to it!<br /><br />Yes, there is an etiquette for jam sessions, but I think this goes beyond said etiquette. The nature of jam sessions typically is that one plays with random, different musicians. However, at odds with this is that it's pretty clear that as one improves over time and becomes more focused in one's personal aesthetic approach, one typically likes to play with people of a similar aptitude, and, in the best-case scenario, with the same, or compatible, aesthetic goals as well.<br /><br />Now the question is, if you go to a jam session, is your priority to play with new people, or is your priority to have a good musical time? If it's the former, then yes, I agree, the "certain Blue Note artist"s approach was not proper. However, if the latter, then I can understand it, to some degree. I'm not justifying it totally but I do understand where it comes from.<br /><br />One can argue that, that if one's goal is good music, then one should not attend jam sessions. If one's goal is more the social aspect, then a jam session can be appropriate. Or, as a more seasoned veteran, if one is "okay with" having a potentially mediocre musical time, then a jam session is fine too.<br /><br />To give the other side of the story, I am sure that the "certain Blue Note artist" has participated in more than enough jam sessions where he was forced to endure some particularly excruciatingly bad musical pairings. Maybe he still wanted to hang at the jam but not be subject to those experiences yet again?zibalatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003765701553033282noreply@blogger.com