Michael Lake connecting ear to instrument workshop
"There's practicing that needs to go with this instrument (pointing to the head) and I don't think enough is being talked about that."
This is a shorter version of my Deep Listening workshop in which I talk about how to build the mind/instrument connection regardless of the instrument you play.
I demonstrate an example exercise from my book Jazz Patterns for Ear, that will give you some very practical things you can do in a short amount of time that will allow you to improvise the music in your head rather than memorized licks, patterns, and the solos of others.