as Monk told Lacy, "If you want to be IN the scene, you have to be ON the scene" 
Go out, be seen, visit places where others are playing 10x more than your own gigs, be known among them, sit in where you can, but sit close by if you can't. Your reputation will spread among precisely the sort who you need as your endorsements, they'll ask you to fill in, take a gig they can't take, recommend you to others. It's an ancient strategy
Go out, be seen, visit places where others are playing 10x more than your own gigs, be known among them, sit in where you can, but sit close by if you can't. Your reputation will spread among precisely the sort who you need as your endorsements, they'll ask you to fill in, take a gig they can't take, recommend you to others. It's an ancient strategy
