You keep the commitments already made and give your friends notice NOW that you feel yourself being called in another direction musically, and then you GO in that direction, so they can find someone who WANTS to play these. What would you rather be doing than playing these? DO IT. If you do this, they may not contiunue to be the people you will keep jamming with all the time, but they will still be friends, and when you get together you will each talk about what new things you are excited about.

~Susan