If you want to get better at something... study the people who are good at it already. 
Below is some vids of some dope music.

Snarky Puppy is killing it right now. Do yourself a favor and look them up!!

Giants Steps is a challenging chart by John Coltrane. What makes this vid ill is that someone animated his transcribed solo.. neato 

Everyone knows this song.. unless you don't know it.. if you listen to it... so you can know it. 5/4 time sig

Maceo played with James Brown and super funky. When I had a 2 hour drive to the beach, it was windows down and Maceo.

Count Basie and his orchestra are the epitome of big band. Get to know him and his music!

New York Voices met while at Ithaca college. They are a grammy award winning group and I played with them when I was in All State Jazz. Dig~

Au Privave from the Stockton Jazz Festival 3/13/18
Here is the recording by Charlie Parker

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Miles Davis played the trumpet. Charlie Parker played the sax. This song is old school goodness.

Herbie Hancock is another famous jazz composer and pianist. Very chill music. Cantaloupe Island was one of the first jazz songs I played.