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ive been playing guitar since late high school, but never got any type of formal training until my second year of community college where i took some beginning guitar and jazz improv classes. i really loved it, so much in fact i switched my major to music after being accepted into several UCs for business econ. i'm completing my first semester of the music program at pasadena city college, which actually has a great jazz program. i'm going for a degree in jazz performance.
i'd love to talk to others here who are into jazz (or starting to get into jazz).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on9s5QQu8Sk - my first performance as a music major
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You sound pretty good considering how long you've been playing but all I have to say is listen to some Miles Davis from like the mid '50s to learn how to use space.