I started playing jazz by slowing down Tal Farlow records…

Around age 11 or 12, I started playing jazz bass. From there, I went to electric bass and then guitar, which I kept up…

— Joshua Roman

Slowing it all down and analyzing our mental approach is a surprisingly effective way of becoming a better player.

— Jim Abbott

I know it sounds silly, but it takes some time getting used to all the cameras in your face. I think it's like playing…

— Monica Raymund

I never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the piano bench…

— Duke Ellington

I started off with classical music, and I got into jazz when I was about 14 years old. And I've been playing jazz ever since.

— Herbie Hancock

I'm playing jazz throughout the song 'Black Sabbath.' That's what it is there. I mean, I'm moving some other things around, but that is…

— Bill Ward

You know, it's funny... when you're making money, people don't think you're playing jazz. Now when you're not making money, people think that you're…

— Pete Fountain

Playing jazz in restaurants is too stereotypical.

— Ryuichi Sakamoto

“...teaching is like playing jazz. Even if you perform the same number over and over, it never comes out the same twice, and you…

— Earl Babbie

Switch to piano! No. Really, if you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice. Of…

— Stan Getz

Master your instrument. Master the music. And then forget all that bullshit and just play.

— Charlie Parker

I have a theory that musicians recognize each other and if they are destined to collaborate together they will. Mainly, they recognize each other…

— Vlatko Stefanovski

We grew up with musicians coming over jamming. We had tons of instruments. So holidays were always like, 50 people would come over, and…

— Elisabeth Moss

It was liberating to do comedy. It felt like playing in a jazz band.

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.

— John Lewis