J is for Jam

But not the kind of jam you eat.

The kind of jam where you nod your head and tap your foot in beat with the music.

We were at my in-laws and while there, we had a little impromptu jam session. Kevin played the electric guitar, a family friend played the acoustic guitar, Kevin’s uncle played the drums and Jazz played his saxophone.

The whole thing was unscripted. Kevin picked a few bars, started playing something and the rest of the guys jumped in whenever they felt moved to.

Jazz has been learning improv in his Jazz band class at school and this was the first time we could really tell that something has “clicked.” He’s played improv in the past and well, it really wasn’t that good. I thought this go-around was really good and very promising. Afterward, Jazz said he really enjoyed himself and would like to do that more often.

It tickles me whenever he discovers something “new” like this – it’s like, “Look son! There’s more to life than video games!”

*GASP*

🙂

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