Howdy guit players!

[Tom Z]

I am new to this forum and new to jazz guitar. I have been playing upright bass professionally for 15 years. I play rockabilly, western swing, jazz and gypsy music.

I have been collecting jazz guitar and steel guitar records for about 20 years and finally took up the instrument last year. Its tough soloing--but I know all the chords and changes, right now I am a pretty good rhythm player..which is a valuable thing nowadays.

I like all the great players like Charlie Christian, Joe Pass, Wes, Johnny Smith, and Barney Kessel. I also like some of the more obscure players like Cal Collins and Lloyd Ellis, but my absolute favorites are Django, George Barnes, Howard Roberts, Jimmie Rivers and Hank Garland.

[hot ford coupe]

Hey Tom. Welcome to the site. It's a funny thing but I also started out as a bass player for those exact styles. We also share some of the same favorite players including the the more obscure players. About 1991 when I was stationed in Hawaii, I got a chance to see Howard Roberts play at a free concert in a music store. I was able to watch him work way up close. I tried to do the same stuff but it just didn't come out quite the same way as his work. Go figure.