[DawnsMinstrel]

Hi Steve, yes. In fact it was your remarks that made me think to add my remarks. I started studying jazz because I wanted to learn improvisational techniques, but I found that what I learned was even more valuable and really helped and continues to help improve my playing in whatever genre I'm interested in at the moment. It's difficult to explain in a few words why it's so useful, but you don't have to know why to get started!