I don't really get the same kinda romance that I would get from, like, jazz. And even to a lesser extent to… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I was in college, but I got kicked out. It was a very free school, but I created a "bad impression." Like… — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
I work very hard at being the best musician I can be because I love it. — Diana Krall Copy Share Image
Most of the international acceptance of jazz education can be traced to the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, and the wonderful… — Dave Brubeck Copy Share Image
I'm not a jazz singer, blues singer or country singer. I'm a singer that can sing rhythm & blues, that can sing… — Ray Charles Copy Share Image
I missed jazz, kind of. And by the time I came to it in life, it was too intimidating to enjoy thoroughly. — Warren Zevon Copy Share Image
I fluffed off the guy who kept requesting tunes all night, then found out he was the King's son. — Duke Ellington Copy Share Image
I used to tell my friends, 'Art Blakey is way more gangster than Eazy-E!' I ended up getting my friends into jazz,… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
In fact, jazz has such a great feeling and great emotional content that it really doesn't require you to have technical understanding… — Dave Holland Copy Share Image
When jazz is played in another nation, it is called American. When it is played in another country, it sounds false. Jazz… — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
“One two, one two, Type a word or two. Arrow left, arrow right, Keep those fingers nice and tight. Keys up, Keys… — Jazz Feylynn Copy Share Image
What I'm doing, I prefer to call that jazz, because it is a beautiful word - I love it. — Dexter Gordon Copy Share Image
The blues. It runs through all American music. Somebody bending the note. The other is the two-beat groove. It's in New Orleans… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
I think jazz is the foundation for a lot of great musicians, and then after that, you know, it's this broad expression… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I love more percussions more than anything. I always wanted to be a drummer. — Pharoah Sanders Copy Share Image
Put it this way: Jazz is a good barometer of freedom... In its beginnings, the United States of America spawned certain ideals… — Duke Ellington Copy Share Image
I never liked blues and I really didn’t like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry. — Johnny Ramone Copy Share Image
We were either listening to jazz or Robert Johnson, the old blues man, but not to our peers. — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
Some people think I'm a rock 'n' roll musician and some think I'm a jazz musician but, for me, there is no… — Georgie Fame Copy Share Image
