I’m actually classical trained but the commitment has wavered for about 10 years. Horrified by my growing performance anxiety, I decided to do something about it by arranging occasional drop in jazz classes to pressure me to practice. At the moment its just the basics. I’m learning the blues scales, base patterns, chord structures and reharmonisation…hoping to get more confidant with the improvisation bits.

I started with 20 mins, sometimes it goes up to 2 hours now. I try to do it at a fixed time too, it helps to cultivate the habit. good luck!