New to Jazz begins

Like any good business needs a plan, any endeavor worth pursuing, such as becoming a jazz musician, also needs a plan. This blog is part of my plan. I set out to become a jazz pianist having only the barest knowledge of jazz, jazz musicians, and great jazz works. Looking back, I see how little I really knew when I began, how much I've learned since then, and of course, how much more I have yet to learn. I began to keep a jazz diary to help me remember where I was at any given point in time in my study of jazz and I realized sharing of this information might be a good thing to help others who are new to jazz. Obviously, that’s where I came up with the title of my blog.
The goal of New to Jazz is not to suggest that this is the only way or the best way to learn about jazz. In fact, it probably is neither. But it will document the way that I have learned, and continue to learn, about jazz music. So, assuming I’m not a complete idiot and that others might gain just a smidgeon of insight from something I discovered on the road to becoming a jazz pianist, I am assembling this blog.
When I don’t have any exciting new discovery to share with new to jazz readers, I will delve into my diary and try to relate something that has passed which others might find of interest.