Begin The Beguine

It is almost a year since I pushed myself to attend a four day jazz residential deep in the Surrey countryside.  I remember arriving too early and sitting in my car for almost half an hour feeling sick, nervous and anxious.

I had never challenged myself musically in this way before, having always done things that were pretty much within my comfort zone, but I told myself it was time for change.

There was no way of knowing then how those four days would change so much for me; in terms of my understanding and knowledge of jazz, the friendships I made and the musical world that's opened up to me since.

Recently I thought it would have been nice to have had a record of all that's happened, so I suppose this blog will be my way of ensuring that more of the same doesn't get lost, given my somewhat unreliable memory!

Let's see what happens next...