In a remote area of Arizona, nearest jamming sessions are about 2 hours distant, just several times a year during fiddle contests or when I travel to job symposia. BTW, I am on the Internet using a satellite ISP, the only option available because of my remote location. The duties of my job often require me to camp out in the field and none of my coworkers are musically inclined, so jamming around the campfire is not an option.   In fact, job requirements are such that I have not had a chance to play my fiddles for about a year! Anyone one that tries to play the instrument knows that is a big mistake.