Don’t forget that playing clear and simple is a kind of virtuosity too!
Sige nga, mag shred ka sa mga mahihirap na Wayne Shorter ballads? Doesn’t it sound horrible???
Less is more, if you don’t know what I mean by that? then listen to the masters, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Jim Hall and the likes. John Scofield doesn’t even play fast busy lines on a fast tune, but his sense of groove, harmony and melody can kill you (not literally of course).
Chops alone won’t save your life in a professional jam session.