Stuck in a creative rut?

Are you stuck in a creative rut? This is a common problem with musicians everywhere. Many of us were attracted to music in our youth. Most musicians are still stuck where every they jumped in But, the world has moved on. Over the last 100 years we have gone through:

1. Trad jazz
2. Swing era
   
3. Bebop
   
4. Western
   
5. Do-wop
   
6. Rock and Roll
   
7. Motown
   
8. Rock
   
9. Punk
10. New Wave
    
11. Disco
    
12. Grunge
    
13. Rap
    
14. Hip Hop
    
15. Country
    
16. EDM
    
17. Pop

A small sample of possibilities...

That being said, the other night I played piano in a trio jam. We played jazzy pop tunes from the late 1950s-60s. What a blast! But we did it in private. I believe it was successful because we were all in the same cohort, we are friends, we don't play this music often. And, it reminds us of our pre-music days as young children listening to music our mothers played on the radio. A private pleasure. 

Best, 

David