Jazz Trumpet Begginer?

I've just started playing trumpet, In how much time will i be able to make a nice jazz improvisation?

Jazz Trumpet Begginer?
First of all, congrats on taking up the trumpet. It is a instrument that is awesome to play, regardless of the style.





In regards to the jazz improv, it all depends on how much your willing to put into it. Do you have a musical background at all? I ask this because if order to do awesome improv you'll need to know about key signatures and scales. The easiest way to know what notes to play during a solo is playing the correct scale.





For example, let's say that the song is in C Major and it's blues. You would want to play the B flat blues scale (C, Eb, F, F#, G, Bb, C). Also, a basic first trick is you use the root, 3rd, 5th, and Octave of the scale. By sticking to just a few notes, you able to still have a cool sounding solo without having to worrry about playing all of the notes in the scale. When your feeling ready, it's easy just to add in some notes.





Another suggestion i have is to listen to as much jazz as you can stand. By listening to other people's solos, you develop a bag or tricks from which you can pull from when you're performing. You'll be listening to a song and the artist will do something really cool that will make you stop and say, "woah, that was sweet!" Take your horn, try to play along, figure it out, learn the rhythm, etc.





Yet another way when improvising is ti play the melody but spice it up. Add an extra note here and there and play with the timing a bit. By playing the melody only different, (just like some of the written solos you will come across) it will sound like it's just another part of the song.





Good luck to you, stick with the trumpet and the jazz, and may you become a great improv master. Brass Power Baby!