This is my first jazz song. Any feedback?

I like the piano melody and the shakers but it just sounds a bit bare bones atm, the snare needs to be louder/have more snap, maybe using a real drum loop or some different samples could help?
 
Not bad for a first time.
What you have to keep in mind when it comes to jazz, is that:
1. It tells a story all in itself
2. The drums accommodate the instruments
and
3. The instrument need to communicate to each other

In this case:
1. It had the story
2. The drums were a bit loud compared to the piano, which needs to be in the foreground
3. Even though you only used the piano and drums, there was nothing talking. With solo instrumentals, you can either have it talk to itself as two separate voices (i.e. high / low) or you can have it converse with the drums by using drum fill-ins in between each statement of the piano (dun dun - ch ch ch - du dun du dun - ch ch ch)

Apply these three rules to your next project and I wanna be the first to hear it.
There is definitely talent in this and I want to hear it come into fruition.
Keep it up!!!
 
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