Jazz Quotes · Page 32

Ome kids in Italy call me 'Mama Jazz; I thought that was so cute. As long as they don't call me 'Grandma…

— Ella Fitzgerald

I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to.

— Lee Konitz

I believe in dressing for the occasion. There's a time for sweater, sneakers and Levis and a time for the full-dress jazz.

— Ginger Rogers

As much as I am hip-hop, I'm soul. As much as I am soul, I'm a turntablist. As much as I'm a…

— DJ Jazzy Jeff

I'm a rap comedian the same way Bill Cosby is a jazz comedian, Cosby's laid back. I'm like, bang, bang bang, right…

— Chris Rock

Jazz is an octopus. It will take whatever it can use and it will work with it.

— Dexter Gordon

I'd like to do something involving jazz. But books are how I earn my living, and I'd like to stay with the…

— James McBride

'Swing' is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a…

— Artie Shaw

I went to jazz college and didn't know diddly about jazz like Derek did. He knew more about jazz and the country-blues…

— Susan Tedeschi

I like to capture the spirit of what the writers intended but find my own nuances. That comes from jazz - the…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

... The 'cleverness' syndrome has taken the place of melody. It's like everyone has come down with this terrible disease in jazz…you…

— Keith Jarrett

I listen to all kinds of songs. There's something to be learned from every type of music and from the one making…

— Brian McKnight

I was really trying to sell to people who hate jazz: to make a case for the art form as youthful and…

— Damien Chazelle

What makes jazz different is that you can't predict it, it's all about freedom. Just when you think you know what you're…

— Gregory Porter

By adding open strings to even the simplest chords, you can create voicings that sound sophisticated, but are really easy (and fun)…

— John Petrucci

I called it 'Unleash the Dragon,' but I didn't exactly unleash the dragon. I kind of held back, mainly because I felt…

— Sisqo

I forget what the official name of it was, but they did an all-day of roots music - every kind of music…

— Scotty Moore

When you think of diversity, George Duke fits that bill better than a lot of people. He's played a lot of straight-ahead…

— Christian McBride

I don't think I've ever been true to jazz. There's always a kind of jazz element to what I do. There are…

— Jamie Cullum

When I was a kid, I used to listen to my Emerson radio late at night under the covers. I started by…

— Frankie Valli

I'm definitely not a laptop/midi/abelton guy. But there is a lot of music I like. I really like Bach organ music. I…

— Gordon Raphael

At first I didn't understand what [Thelonious Monk] was doing, but I went back again, and what I can say about Monk…

— Randy Weston

What I can't understand why Blacks can't achieve royal status when it comes to forms that they have largely created? I mean…

— Ishmael Reed

I was a weird kid. I shouldve been gay because I listened to a lot of Broadway musicals. I dont know why…

— Frank Oz

The philosophy of jazz represents tolerance, teamwork and inclusion. That's what America is about. The music reflects that.

— Anonymous

If you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!

— Count Basie

[Goodman] became famous (or notorious) for staring at a player he didn't like. It was called 'the ray' by his men.

— Teddy Wilson

Whoever invented smooth jazz, man, I wanna kill 'em: You're turning an art form into a hooker.

— Phil Woods

But sometimes that title 'jazz' can vex people who think they know exactly what jazz always is and will be.

— Gregory Porter

At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks too Duke Ellington.

— Miles Davis

Western, jazz, folk, or tribal music, whatever the form, they all have the same sapta swaras as the basis.

— Ilaiyaraaja

In Sweden we have a jazz festival, and I would try to see all these people like Angie Stone there when I…

— Snoh Aalegra

I think I'll give them another chance. Americans deserve another chance with my music.

— Albert Ayler

Grab your pig's feet, bread, and gin, there's plenty in the kitchen. I wonder what the poor people are eating tonight?

— Fats Waller

“Jazz will endure as long as people hear it through their feet instead of their brains ”

— John Philip Sousa

Life is not about finding our limitations, it's about finding our infinity.

— Herbie Hancock

Without the jazz influence, the Black Sabbath drumming would be very different.

— Bill Ward

I started to play Jazz music in my early teens. A boyfriend brought records over, so I listened to everything

— Marian McPartland

I found that jazz musicians, possibly more than their classical counterparts, wear long-standing friendships easily and gracefully.

— Andre Previn

Symphony musicians are not trained in improvising, certainly not in a jazz style.

— Gunther Schuller