Of course I meant not 'exclusively' professional...

And sorry, but the vast majority of NH and senior entertainers I've heard here couldn't get a playing job in a real band in MY area. You are actually required to play more than hold a chord down with one hand and play the melody in the other (badly)!

There are some quite excellent singers amongst these players, but 'players'? Sorry.

The thing that worries me the most is, if these guys actually played with real bands in their younger days, what happened? Did they lose all sense of time and groove? Did they lose their ability to improvise a nice solo? Did they forget about chord substitutions, and voice leading? Has playing an arranger stunted them musically THAT MUCH? LOL

I'd better sell all mine, just in case...