My goal is to bring jazz and classical music to my generation through a more accessible road. — Laufey Copy Share Image
I never liked blues and I really didn’t like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry. — Johnny Ramone Copy Share Image
Nothing else will ever capture the democratic process in sound as perfectly as Jazz. — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
If you're gonna sing meaningful songs, you have to be committed to living a life that backs that up. — Joan Baez Copy Share Image
As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction. — Stan Getz Copy Share Image
I don't differentiate between country, rock, blues, jazz, it doesn't mean anything to me. — Everlast Copy Share Image
Too many jazz pianists limit themselves to a personal style, a trademark, so to speak. They confine themselves to one type of… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
One very fundamental thing has not changed and I realized that it will never change... is that I really need to go… — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
In a jazz atmosphere, the audience members were so quiet and respectful of the musicians that you felt you were almost part… — David Amram Copy Share Image
I read cover to cover every jazz publication that I could and in the New York Times, every single day reading their… — Ken Burns Copy Share Image
Jazz, I mean, music will always move, because it can't become stagnant. Because if it becomes stagnant, it's like a river, it'll… — Art Blakey Copy Share Image
Now as jazz musicians we're saying for this society, you can free up your imagination. You can proceed in an area without… — Paul Bley Copy Share Image
If you got up on the bandstand at Minton's and couldn't play, you were not only going to be embarrassed by the… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
Outside India, Chris Brown, Bruno Mars, Beyonce, and Rihanna are my favourites. I also like Justin Bieber. I like Western jazz and… — Armaan Malik Copy Share Image
The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
The difference between blues, jazz, rock n' roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It's… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I never really sounded like Bird, but that was my mission. I didn't care if people said that I copied him; I… — Jackie McLean Copy Share Image
“Welcome to Book-a-holic Anonymous. Hi, I'm Jazz and I am addicted to the written word. I love the smell of the blackest… — Jazz Feylynn Copy Share Image
I kept on buying records and listening to them. Finally, I was able to hear the relationship between the jazz improvisers' solos… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
My favorite band of all time is The Clash. The thing I love about The Clash is they started out as guys… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
'Jazz Artist of the Century' would have to be a distinctive soloist and ensemble player, a composer, an arranger, a bandleader, and… — Dave Douglas Copy Share Image
A respectable-sized audience hasn't really been able to follow developments in jazz since the free jazz movement in the '60s. Some of… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
I don't like it when a player says, 'I like freedom; I want to play for myself.' Because the player has to… — Pep Guardiola Copy Share Image
My grandfather was Bob Shad, one of those legendary jazz and blues producers - he worked with Charlie Parker and Dinah Washington,… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
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