I still haven't talked to Scott -- but I need to soon because he is moving to MN in about 3 weeks.
I talked to Skip -- a member of his group -- and he said that Ken Taylor (another trumpet player) is going to be taking over Scott's stints at Pita Jungle. Doh! I still need to see what Scott says -- about getting a venue somewhere.
I have a play-list of tunes put together. It's all jazz tunes that fit my style. Several of the tunes are by Tom Harrell, who is one my my favorite player / writers. Now I need to get lead sheets put together for each song. That's going to take some time. I am using Finale's Allegro software.
I know who I would like to ask to be in the group. I still need to talk to them, but I think they would do it -- I just need the tunes and the time / place first.
Playing is one thing -- that's the easy part (almost). This business about getting everything else lined up is new to me. It will be a learning experience.