Through the last 11+ years I've had occasion to work with most of the sidemen and "guns for hire" in the DAY area. Many are fine players.

I think at this point in my career, I'm not very motivated to work with other people. All told, I've almost 20 years playing in bands and right now, I'm not overly interested. I'm sure it would be "good enough" to get by, but that's what I'm trying to move away from. They expect to walk in, set up, be told the key and play...sometimes its been good, sometimes...oh god....

OTOH, I'll readily admit if a good sax player was looking for a steady situation like I could offer, and was willing to rehearse, learn my styles, etc. I'd probably consider it.

My situation is great. I have more work than I can handle, we've just one child left in the house and economically, things are more promising than ever. (I'm stunned to find out what they pay advanced practice nurses.)

I see dropping from 420+ shows down to the 275-300 range and working on CD's. That may be another nice opportunity for a new collaboration with a sax guy. (Hey Randy-Ever been to Dayton?)