Greetings everyone,
I, like so many, have fallen madly in love with the banjo. It began about 1 and a half years ago when I got my Recording King banjo. I started down the bluegrass route and have made my way into Clawhammer playing. I love that mellow old timey sound, as well as Clawhammers place in newer folk. That said, my main instrument is Saxophone, as well as other woodwind instruments. I would like to use banjo for comping within a jazz setting. I also prefer to use the clawhammer style over picks. Plus, I would really like to learn scales and such for jazz improvising. Are there any good scale or technique books/methods for learning these skills? Would a tenor or plectrum fit better than a 5-string in this setting? And just for kicks, are there any books that teach the banjoist to play by standard notation rather than tablature?
Thanks for taking time to read my many questions! Feel free to respond to part or all of my questions.
Happy Picking,
Ryan