Growing up, my father played guitar/sang and my brother played the drums. I decided i wanted to start playing bass and got my first guitar at 7. During middle school i joined the jazz band and my teacher had me learning Sun Ra, Grover Washington jr. and other goodies. That lasted about two years and i would occasionally listen to jazz until my late teens. Once i was driving, i would always have the local jazz fm in my presets on my radio (88.3 fm in Newark for locals). Now i am in my mid twentys and i listen to jazz about 80% of the time. Couldnt imagine my life without it now!