--- title: "10 Jazz Artists Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Jazz Artists quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Jazz Artists sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ff/sonny-rollins-13594_art_many-jazz-artists-go-to-l-a-seeking-a-mo_2583862.jpg" --- > [Many jazz artists go to L.A. seeking a more comfortable life and then they really stop playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-rollins/many-jazz-artists-go-to-l-a-seeking-a-more-comfortable-life-and-then/) [Sonny Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ff/sonny-rollins-13594_art_many-jazz-artists-go-to-l-a-seeking-a-mo_2583862.jpg) > [I have to plead basic ignorance of most new jazz artists here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-lucas/i-have-to-plead-basic-ignorance-of-most-new-jazz-artists-here/) [Gary Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-lucas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/857/gary-lucas-48098_artist_i-have-to-plead-basic-ignorance-of-most_2620318.png) > [A lot of jazz artists think people should like what they're doing just because it's jazz. I don't buy that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/a-lot-of-jazz-artists-think-people-should-like-what-they-re-doing/) [Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/193/pat-metheny-8589_art_a-lot-of-jazz-artists-think-people-shoul_2871363.jpg) > [I've worked with jazz artists, country artists, classical artists, pop artists. I never wanted there to be categories, because when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/i-ve-worked-with-jazz-artists-country-artists-classical-artists-pop/) [Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/brian-mcknight-8171_art_i-ve-worked-with-jazz-artists-country-ar_13516.png) > [Many fail to realize this great recording industry was built by so-called jazz artists. And at the other end of the spectrum,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmad-jamal/many-fail-to-realize-this-great-recording-industry-was-built-by-so/) [Ahmad Jamal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmad-jamal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c61/ahmad-jamal-50498_artist_many-fail-to-realize-this-great-recordin_3129788.jpg) > [I work with many jazz artists as Miles Davis, Laughlin, etc.. One of the things all these artists had in common is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-duke/i-work-with-many-jazz-artists-as-miles-davis-laughlin-etc-one-of-the/) [George Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-duke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/646/george-duke-29973_art_i-work-with-many-jazz-artists-as-miles-d_2137380.png) > [Europeans really provided many venues over there and hailed the jazz artists, and a lot of musicians went over there and stayed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-rollins/europeans-really-provided-many-venues-over-there-and-hailed-the-jazz/) [Sonny Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/559/sonny-rollins-13594_art_europeans-really-provided-many-venues-ov_3106270.jpg) > [For me, I listened to a lot of female jazz artists. And of course, the Motown and Philly sounds, all that stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-bailey/for-me-i-listened-to-a-lot-of-female-jazz-artists-and-of-course-the/) [Philip Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-bailey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c3/philip-bailey-4862_art_for-me-i-listened-to-a-lot-of-female-jaz_421920.jpg) > [I grew up in the Great Depression, and the jazz artists and Dixieland musicians were at the core of our communications and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-belafonte/i-grew-up-in-the-great-depression-and-the-jazz-artists-and-dixieland/) [Harry Belafonte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-belafonte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/harry-belafonte-4893_art_i-grew-up-in-the-great-depression-and-th_2889047.jpg) > [I've always felt that most jazz artists don't need producers .. most jazz artists know what kind of sound they want. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-mcbride/i-ve-always-felt-that-most-jazz-artists-don-t-need-producers-most/) [Christian McBride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-mcbride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/christian-mcbride-52339_art_i-ve-always-felt-that-most-jazz-artists_1960124.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jazz-artists/#itemlist", "name": "Jazz Artists Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Many jazz artists go to L.A. seeking a more comfortable life and then they really stop playing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sonny Rollins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-rollins/many-jazz-artists-go-to-l-a-seeking-a-more-comfortable-life-and-then/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ff/sonny-rollins-13594_art_many-jazz-artists-go-to-l-a-seeking-a-mo_2583862.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ff/sonny-rollins-13594_art_many-jazz-artists-go-to-l-a-seeking-a-mo_2583862.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ff/sonny-rollins-13594_art_many-jazz-artists-go-to-l-a-seeking-a-mo_2583862.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Many jazz artists go to L.A. seeking a more comfortable life and then they really stop playing.” — Sonny Rollins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have to plead basic ignorance of most new jazz artists here.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gary Lucas" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-lucas/i-have-to-plead-basic-ignorance-of-most-new-jazz-artists-here/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/857/gary-lucas-48098_artist_i-have-to-plead-basic-ignorance-of-most_2620318.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/857/gary-lucas-48098_artist_i-have-to-plead-basic-ignorance-of-most_2620318.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/857/gary-lucas-48098_artist_i-have-to-plead-basic-ignorance-of-most_2620318.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have to plead basic ignorance of most new jazz artists here.” — Gary Lucas", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A lot of jazz artists think people should like what they're doing just because it's jazz. 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