So far so good!

Rehearsals have been to an extent consistent but when you're band contains so many people all performing in their own projects, plus another good few, getting a full band together is almost impossible. Reflecting back on the last few practices has demonstrated to me how much this individual project relies on others which makes me grateful that I have chosen such hard-working dedicated musicians.

As a band I now feel comfortable that 3/4's of the set is at the performance standard required for a degree project however I still feel there are areas that need polishing to grant me a reasonable pass. As my project topic is an analysis of the grooves of acid jazz I have been mainly attempting to arrange rehearsals with myself and the bassist to really get a solid, full groove. Work has also begun on my individual essay where I am at the stage of defining 'groove' and discussing the concept of acid jazz and its routes.

With everything generally in order I feel like progress has been extensively more efficient in this eased environment and am now looking forward to the end of year project. I hope to arrange a small live set of the songs we have been rehearsing to build on confidence in the live environment.

Progress shall be expressed in the next blog!