Awesome! ♫♫ There is no better feeling.
I got to play tonight, too. Just a "small" get-together at some friends' house on the lake. Maybe 150-200 people, live music starting at Noon, food, boat rides, open bar, pretty serious shindig actually. She sings, he plays bass, and they leave a spot at 6:00 pm for them and whoever is around and wants to play. This guy named Scott sat in on piano; I'd brought my woodwinds with me, but didn't know if I could just go up there or what. They throw this to-do every year, but this is the first time I've gone. There was a guitar, drummer, and percussionist as well. At some point, Mike (the host and bass player) told me that Scott was gonna grab his tenor sax and I could take the piano. We did some songs, some of which I didn't even know (but took a solo anyway).
Then Mike said to grab my alto and we'd do "Sweet Home Chicago". I thought that'd be sweet, with alto and tenor saxes, but Scott went back to the piano. Okay. I played sax anyway, even took a solo. Pretty much everyone takes a solo in that song, but it was wacky because I'd never played it before. That's how it goes sometimes. Actually we all took solos during most of the songs. It was that kind of gig. Felt good.
Music is the best. ♫♫