Dear JGA friends, I have been absent for a few months, although I have been following some of the recorded videos of Marc-André's Q&A and Gabriel's Workshop. I have been participating in recent months in a combo formed at the Barcelona "Taller de Músics" (senior space) with whom I have just played my first gig (I am, in the dark, the third one starting from the left). It has been a formidable experience that I could not have done without everything I have learned in these two years here at JGA with Marc-André and many of you who have guided me. Thank you very much! We have played two pieces: Killer Joe (Benny Golman) and Watermelon Man (Herbie Hancock). For being the first time (after fifty years!) that I have played with a group, I am quite satisfied. And this will continue... And I hope to get back to the classes and live meetings with you when the European schedules allow me!

Hello all! It's taken awhile but the band I've been playing with finally had our first gig last week. We play Cure songs but in a jazzy way. This is from the Cure's first album and an interesting one to try and take an early new wave, indie song and try and make it jazzy. There's no way I could have ever attempted to arrange a song like this, let alone try and play it without everything I've learned doing JGA and getting feedback and advice from everyone on here, and of course especially from @Coach Marc-Andre Seguin ! https://youtu.be/2ZFoj59F6J8

Comes out different every time … here I am today 🤷🏻‍♂️

Thanks to everyone who last Saturday's Q&A call! We covered developing better rhythm and comping for Summertime and practicing with singers. See you on the next one :) Summertime: https://www.skool.com/jazz-guitar/classroom/d113b96b?md=35f79d348bef460bb7384caa66e5039a Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 09:14 @Ashwini Nepal Right timing with the Charleston rhythm and other rhythms 17:46 Peter Erskine Time Awareness book 20:41 @Casey Childers Summertime comping 29:08 Standard Pros vs. Essentials Materials 37:14 @Mentor Gary Cohen Working with a band and singers 41:31 Learning musical decisions beyond technique 48:18 Six Years of Jazz Guitar Study

Hey friends- just dropping a note about an upcoming gig on August 4. Our church sponsors a quarterly “Jazz series” - really it’s pop and jazz - for the community. And this summer I was invited to play with the group. I’m playing: Blue Bossa, Summertime )both in the Essentials) and comping to Summer Breeze (Seals and Crofts) and Dance w Me. So I’ve put on hold the weekly videos- but will try to do something mid- week on one of these times. Today we had a practice- it was so much fun to play with professional musicians- I had such a great time - and it was just a rehearsal. Hope to have a video of the real thing in a week or so. Thank you!