| I love playing both, though it depends usually on what I'm playing, as well as what mood I'm in.
I love classical. The raw beauty of it, as well as the emotions, are just wonderful for me. Now sometimes there are guys who write stuff that's just completely off the wall regarding key and tonality, and that stuff I usually stay away from. But I love making a warm beautiful tone, or a dark powerful tone on a passage.
But I also have my jazz moments. Let's face it, jazz is fun. Granted, I haven't had the chance to play actual jazz since high school, but I miss it, and loved it when I was playing it. I was always a big fan of big band and other swing stuff, and some Ellington usually. Some of the fusion and contemporary jazz, though, just bores me to tears. But I looooove playing lead on stuff like Malaguena, or just being in a tight section on a Glenn Miller chart.
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Michael Smith
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