One of the most enjoyable aspects about playing music as a career is all the travel that is involved. Whether your travel is restricted to a certain region or within a particular city, or you play at venues throughout the U.S. and even in foreign countries, the opportunities to visit new places and meet new people are limitless. That can make for a compelling way to not only work but live.
It also works to broaden your experiences and therefore your perspectives on the world. You learn that no matter where people come from or what they believe in, we are much more alike than we are different. Exposure to others is an education of great value. And as a musician you not only visit other places and see other people, you work there and meet and get to know people who live there. That’s a deeper, more valuable dive into those places and people than you get vacationing.
Some musicians, like members of a symphony or players with a house gig, work regularly in the same location. But most performers move around. It can be challenging because you, or a manager or representative, have to book work on an ongoing basis, but there are also rewards associated with playing different places and to different audiences.