There are wonderful things in Jazz, the improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
I'm a musician and, just as the critics are hard on me, I'm hard on the critics. — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
Music, of course, is what I hear and something that I more or less live by. It's not an occupation or profession,… — Duke Ellington Copy Share Image
One of my songs was on a jazz station for awhile. It was a song that I wrote for a jazz sax… — Trevor Donovan Copy Share Image
The world thinks that music is a commercial commodity. I'm glad that is not my code. — Sun Ra Copy Share Image
I'm always scouring the universe for great old instruments from the '50s and early '60s. That's really, for me, the golden age… — Geddy Lee Copy Share Image
Dance has been a driving force in my life for 25 years. From music videos and hip hop, to jazz and musical… — Anna Kaiser Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to hipster jazz and classical records... we went and watched ballet and orchestras - lots of cool stuff.… — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
The world I live in is benefiting from things like satellite radio. Jazz and blues fests are everywhere now, and Americana is… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
If you're in jazz and more than ten people like you, you're labeled commercial. — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
Kansas City, I would say, did more for jazz music, black music, than any other influence at all. Almost all their joints… — Jesse Stone Copy Share Image
"Poetry" refers to the quite challenging and quite resistant sets of words put together to be admired and interpreted by people who… — Stephen Burt Copy Share Image
I'm too busy playing. When I'm playing I don't pay attention to who's listening. When I was listening I listened to symphony… — Charles Mingus Copy Share Image
If everyone liked what I did, I probably wouldn't be playing anything of depth. — Joshua Redman Copy Share Image
In any event, I'm proud to wear the badge of jazz vocalist if that's what people want to call me; but at… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
Ornette Coleman wasn't sure whether he was going to continue with Charlie Haden-Charlie had some personal problems. I said "You've got to… — Paul Bley Copy Share Image
Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America. — Renee Fleming Copy Share Image
I do listen to more jazz and gospel than anything else, but my ears are still very much open and listening to… — Philip Bailey Copy Share Image
I've grown up with jazz - the Joe Hendersons, Oliver Nelsons, Miles Davis and stuff - but I was also listening to,… — Thundercat Copy Share Image
Western, jazz, folk, or tribal music, whatever the form, they all have the same sapta swaras as the basis. — Ilaiyaraaja Copy Share Image
Those who want to know what sound goes into my music should come to NY and open their ears. — Thelonious Monk Copy Share Image
