Almost a week ago, I decided to spend the next 3 months focused on gaining new musical skills, instead of recording new material.  Here’s an update.

For congas, I am trying to play at faster and faster tempos, focusing on the clave to keep time.

For organ and guitar, on the other hand, I am relearning some of the skills I developed to play bebop.  I played this style (years ago) on guitar, for a brief period.  My true jazz home has always been with the cooler side of jazz:  Chet Baker, Miles Davis.  I liked the breathing space in their solos and their ability to form phrases, so that was the skill I developed.

However, I’m going back to try to learn to play at breakneck speed on crazy chord progressions.  If nothing else, this should improve my technical skills on keyboard quite a bit.