The strange thing about Africa is how past, present and future come together in a kind of rough jazz, if you like. — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts. — Ken Burns Copy Share Image
I always had this childhood image in the back of my mind of this fantastic place where all the things I liked… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
And more than anything, I like the improvisation of jazz. That's the same thing with DJ-ing. There's so much improvisation you can… — DJ Jazzy Jeff Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, some of the guys would try to get me to hate white people for what they've been… — Thelonious Monk Copy Share Image
“The guitar breathed. It inhaled and exhaled, and music filled the shop as the instrument picked the heartbreak of generations.” — Brenda Sutton Rose Copy Share Image
We've played so many places where, if you asked people, 'Do you like jazz?' they would be like, 'Not at all.' But… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
Listen, there's been times in my life like the two years that I only listened to jazz, and probably nothing after 1966.… — Dr. Luke Copy Share Image
Some of the guys I played with .. didn't go around learning more about their instruments from an intellectual point of view.… — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
I don't know who will overcome losses, some losses aren't meant to be overcome, but all losses make for good stories and… — Kirsten Vangsness Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of gospel music, and you cannot be a fan of rock and roll, you cannot be a fan… — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
The church we grew up playing at was not one of those churches known for its music, but it was just this… — Thundercat Copy Share Image
I was in school for jazz voice, which is the dumbest way to spend $35,000 a year. I just felt like a… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
My stuff was more of a folk coffeehouse thing, with more acoustic guitar, just me doing a single, and then adding on… — Dan Hicks Copy Share Image
I do not claim any of the creation of the blues, although I have written many of them even before Mr. Handy… — Jelly Roll Morton Copy Share Image
There is an awful lot of what I call recreational jazz going on, where people go out and learn a particular language… — Steve Lacy Copy Share Image
“As I’ve said before, “the Mod generation”, contrary to popular belief, was not born in even 1958, but in the 1920s after… — Ruadhán J. McElroy Copy Share Image
I find that in California I can't find guys that have enough energy. They play a little bit and that's about it.… — Pharoah Sanders Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, what are genres? I've spent my whole life trying to fit into some sort of box.… — Laufey Copy Share Image
Jazz is like a telescope, and a lot of other music is like a microscope. — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
Jazz infers a style, but creative music has a wider field and wider specification about it. We know it from people like… — Wadada Leo Smith Copy Share Image
