The Duke and Swing represent affirmation in the face of adversity. — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
I loved Art Tatum! And, through him, and other different jazz musicians, I actually found my technique. — Tony Bennett Copy Share Image
Jazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling. I told George Wein the other day that… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I fear that I won't get better and that I won't have time to practice. To be called a "jazz musician" -… — Esperanza Spalding Copy Share Image
I had my jazz club and I had enough money. So I didn't have to write for my living. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
They always say that jazz doesn't sell, but it's a lie, because it does sell, and it sells consistently year in and… — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
Master your instrument. Master the music. And then forget all that bullshit and just play. — Charlie Parker Copy Share Image
I did ballet, jazz and flamenco from when I was five years old. And my professional career started with dancing in musicals. — Jennifer Lopez Copy Share Image
Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does. — Tony Wilson Copy Share Image
The most ironic thing is my grandfather has his masters in music composition; he was a jazz composer. My dad was a… — Travis Scott Copy Share Image
If you met my dad, I think a lot of things would be put to rest. Because my pops is a pretty… — Eric San Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to John Coltrane and jazz, so they were subtle influences. I sometimes think about doing some kind of… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
There's a richness to the old works if you look before the 1950s. The chord progressions and the language was more complicated,… — Tori Amos Copy Share Image
I felt quite frankly having been raised during the depression and looking back at the roaring twenties, the jazz age, which was… — Hugh Hefner Copy Share Image
When I was very young, there was a lot of music at home, mostly jazz. I was walking around singing and pretending… — Nile Rodgers Copy Share Image
Music is the shorthand of emotion. Emotions, which let themselves be described in words with such difficulty, are directly conveyed to man… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
There's been this perception that Europeans still hold on to, that they discover the real talented ones in American culture and give… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
Jazz presumes that it would be nice if the four of us-simpatico dudes that we are-while playing this complicated song together, might… — Dave Hickey Copy Share Image
I don't really have a career as a jazz musician. I don't really have a career as a classical musician. I don't… — Paul Smoker Copy Share Image
“Then it was horn time. Time for the big solo. Sonny lifted the trumpet - One! Two! - He got it into… — Charles Beaumont Copy Share Image
There are many influences in my music, not only blues. R&B, Motown, gospel, old timey, jazz, even classical are all part of… — Rory Block Copy Share Image
"The Hallmark Sessions" is an extraordinary release. Breau plays beautiful chords (sounding a little like Johnny Smith in spots) and inventive single-note… — Scott Yanow Copy Share Image
I think Berklee College of Music had the highest dropout rate of any college - or pretend college - in the United… — Brendon Small Copy Share Image
To have a platform like So You Think You Can Dance, where you're reaching this audience that's been created over the 10… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
Since the beginning of my recording career in 1975, I have had a little difficulty because the pop stations think I'm a… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
