What should you think about when you play? 

I just saw a new interview w/Pat Metheny. Of course he's learned all the melody/harmony/rhythm, chords/scales/modes/arpeggios/notes, etc. He was saying knowing all that, and where every note is on the guitar, he shuts off all the patterns/scales, etc, and just puts notes in the song when he's improvising, never forgetting the melody, not even thinking like a guitarist. Freedom...

Talking to my bandmates like an insecure girlfriend "you don't like that chord voicing? i guess you guys dont love me anymore"

Dani's a fucking genius

You are one of the only people who really talks about what actually matters about playing improvised music.

Very interesting, as I have experienced each of these phases. I agree with your final point - that you can't consciously quit a level - but you can leave it through distraction, or (as you say) by focusing on the music. Thanks for tackling a topic that gets little attention.

Marty Schwartz on a milk carton... and now Steven Seagal placed above Coltrane and Wes.... Dani I love your playing but I'm convinced you're a comedic genius 🤣

Yea sometimes i watch Steven Seagal clips and it inspires me to practice more and not end up like him 🎸🎸

Gotta have the balls to say fuck it and go for broke

Best thing to happen for me was getting a gig playing guitar in a theater performance. Getting on stage once or twice a day for months really made most anxiety disappear, Ive already fucked up in every way there is 😅 Now mostly mind wandering is the issue if it's music I'm not passionate about.

Ahh jazz is overrated, a lot of fancy scale names don't make the music sound better😂

Good stuff man

TM is the way out

Good rant! We need to be reminded of these things, even if we know them from the past. The humor helps!

Dani, I've been ckng u in tube for 3 years consistently and identify very closely with your style and versatility as I also play/ stydy jazz, gypsy jazz, flemenco, JEFF BECK!, and more ... And this vid is one I've been wanting to drop for a looong ass time! We don't need more pentatonic lessons, we need more of the " zen factor" of the entire musicians game! I love your shit brother and support Israel freedom, DJT big league and common fucking sense! And love your free flow of language and speech...it flows... Love you my friend Phil Roberts NJ

Love the dynamic explanation brother Epic!!

Diggin the Suhr

That was great!

Practice simple meditation at home focusing on your breathing. If you do it regularly, you can call on it in a band situation and draw everything in.

Brilliant! Tell it as it is!

I feel like I'm almost always in "don't fuck up" territory even though I practice intensely. I've been working on improvising for close to 20 years now and I occasionally can tap into "the zone" but it's very random. I try to work on the "right things" with chord tones, chord scales, transcribing, and learning tunes but it's like the majority of things I work on just don't "stick" and my progress feels extremely slow despite how much time and effort I devote to getting better.

Meta-cognition - a good topic in a variety of spheres (mindfulness for example).

Dani I Love this and all you do and how you explain with your heart mond and sould just Epic Brother U Rock hoope all is well w the family miss you hope to see you again live soon brother you are the Best Live this!!

Thank you. This helps. Grateful.

Had a bit of trouble concentrating after the fourth heading. Maybe that's your point. But yeah, nah.

in a fusion context, do you try to keep the chord notes in the beat when playing chromaticism?

This is great not only for musicians - it applies to life in general - thanks, mate!

This lesson was very eye opening for me. I have not performed music in front of others except for a few times...the first time I lost myself in the music and lost my place, then the next couple times I was in don't f*ck up mode...I guess I need to play with others more.

The driving analogy is great. I'll probably forget everything else you said but I think my smooth brain can remember that.

This is some good shit.

can u teach greg howe slide vibrato?

Great advice!

This is great.

Do they?

Interesting …

Well said..