If youre the best jazz guitarist in the country, you might consider not even going to school yet and just try to gig for maybe a few months. It would sure help you decide if you still have a desire to pursue music. I study jazz over at Berklee college of music in Boston and love it. There are also plenty of other music institutions in and around Boston, NY, Philly...etc. It sounds like your lifestyle wouldn't really fit in the east coast though. The weather here is [censored] horrible.