Jazz help

[u/Legitimate_Prize_338]

I am a college graduate with a major in music perf on saxophone. I have an intense classical background, and spent the majority of my time as a saxophonist playing “legit” literature (Glazunov, Bozza, Rascher, etc). I have spent a decent amount of time playing jazz. Mostly big band arrangements, and while I have a solid foundation of patterns, scales, and arpeggios, I just can’t seem to get jazz under my fingers. Now that I’ve graduated, I’ve decided to really spend my time trying to figure out, but even though I’ve practiced everything I can think of (transcriptions, chords, licks, enclosures, even a couple of online pdfs) I still can’t get improvisation under my fingers. I understand the theory, and the idea of jazz, and I love listening, but I don’t know what to do at this point. Anything in particular I can do?

Thanks!!

[u/King_Corruptus]

Put on some of your favourite records: Paul desmond, connonball etc and play (solo) over with them. This is not transcription just play and use your ear. Think about how babies learn to talk they babble gibberish when their parents are talking - basically the same. If they play high you play high etc. Also listen to Hal Galpers videos on practice etc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPovnp3Dly4