Jams Run Free

Music can be such a stress reliever, even more so when one is performing, jamming or composing. Last night Jetsunma invited BBV and our new Guitarist John Bardi over to her house for a jam session as a means to relax and decompress after this latest period of activity, bringing Ellinwood Ranch Blues to life, moving, and tending to matters beyond the scope of this blog. Since November we've been working tirelessly on this album. Although its been a pleasure doing so, it certainly has been a lot of hard work for everyone involved, so we were in need of a little jam to release some pressure. Last night we chilled out, laid back, and tinkered with some new ideas. John Bardi, who we've been working with since January, is a very talented guitarist, he is creative and excels at leading a jam. And last night he once again brought out some very interesting material and lead us through some great improvisations. These jams with John Bardi have been redefining, once again, the sound of Blinded By View. And because of this we are planning to return to Dakini Valley, AKA Ellingwood Ranch, in Arizona, to focus all of our attention on music in that isolated setting. A musical retreat, if you will, where we do nothing but create, record and jam. Last time we produced 12 songs in 15 days, who knows what could happen this time, especially after an amazing session like last night. We had some real gems come out of this jam, some real nice potential material is starting to bud, something marvelous could come out of another musical retreat.