
The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents It's Different Air Date: 12/3/2023 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET or later in the Archives As I have discovered over the years trying to play jazz guitar, learning to play an instrument is extremely humbling. It seems you never quite reach an endpoint. Once you feel like maybe you have achieved something, it simultaneously becomes clear that there is so much more. I hear this sentiment echoed by professional artists who, as far as I am concerned, have reached a fabulous endpoint. Yet they continue to learn and grow, and reach a more fabulous endpoint. 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 'A great musician is always learning, evolving, and searching for new ideas.' - Bill Evans ‘It's taken me all my life to learn what not to play.’ - Dizzy Gillespie 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 The effort is worthwhile, however. Something I found when learning to play a song is that playing the song is different from simply listening. Songs that I love, I love