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Part I of the Lady Jane Trilogy (Because fantasies always seem to come in Trilogies).
I play bass in a jazz quartet, just for fun and we all have day jobs. Music is a hobby, and if I had to do it for a living then it would start to become a chore. We play at small clubs now and again, also weddings, friend’s birthdays, charity fundraisers, and so on. We try to appear in public no more than about once every two or three weeks. Our sax player Mike lines up most of our gigs as he is a bit of a social animal with a wide circle of acquaintances. He and the keyboard player are both in there forties and quite experienced musicians. The drummer and I are mid-thirties and new to playing jazz.
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