Being a house bass player in any sort of jam situation can be a bit of a tightrope. Best to think of it as a musical dojo where you’re going to work on some of the fundamentals that are esoteric or non-existent early in one’s career. Like being able to keep a groove no matter what happens with anyone else. The beauty of the jam is that even if the same people show up, there usually will be some wild card. And live music is about as ephemeral as it gets. Same people, same room, different day, different results. Never boring unless you make it that way.
