My unasked for 2c: (Jazz pianist here, did classical piano from very young, then started jazz at about 12) - listen a lot to the greats and the players you lov

My unasked for 2c: (Jazz pianist here, did classical piano from very young, then started jazz at about 12) - listen a lot to the greats and the players you love. The most common problem I see in students is them not listening to much/any jazz and expecting to be able to sound good. - transcribe a lot, solos you love but dont know what they're doing. Solos on any instrument. Then play them. (If you can play them without transcribing them, great.)