--- title: "12 Jazz Isn Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Jazz Isn quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Jazz Isn sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/frank-zappa-702_jazz_jazz-isn-t-dead-it-just-smells-funny-225_2254649.jpg" --- > [Jazz isn't dead. It just smells funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-zappa/jazz-isn-t-dead-it-just-smells-funny/) [Frank Zappa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-zappa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/frank-zappa-702_jazz_jazz-isn-t-dead-it-just-smells-funny-225_2254649.jpg) > [Jazz isn't what you do; it's how you do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fats-waller/jazz-isn-t-what-you-do-it-s-how-you-do-it/) [Fats Waller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fats-waller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66f/fats-waller-17332_jazz_jazz-isn-t-what-you-do-it-s-how-you-do-i_134835.jpg) > [Jazz, isn't that just a series of mistakes diguised as musical composition?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mckean/jazz-isn-t-that-just-a-series-of-mistakes-diguised-as-musical/) [Michael McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mckean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/michael-mckean-15387_composition_jazz-isn-t-that-just-a-series-of-mistake_345951.jpg) > [Jazz needs the help. It's the more sophisticated music. All the other music is on the TV, but jazz isn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-higgins/jazz-needs-the-help-it-s-the-more-sophisticated-music-all-the-other/) [Billy Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-higgins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/085/billy-higgins-26406_jazz_jazz-needs-the-help-it-s-the-more-sophis_1160281.png) > [Rock music was the death of jazz in a way. I know there's a bunch of people who say jazz isn't dead,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hince/rock-music-was-the-death-of-jazz-in-a-way-i-know-there-s-a-bunch-of/) [Jamie Hince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hince/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/589/jamie-hince-15734_death_rock-music-was-the-death-of-jazz-in-a-wa_1301661.jpg) > [Jazz is smooth and cool. Jazz is rage. Jazz flows like water. Jazz never seems to begin or end. Jazz isn't methodical,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-wolff/jazz-is-smooth-and-cool-jazz-is-rage-jazz-flows-like-water-jazz-never/) [Nat Wolff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-wolff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/012/nat-wolff-18592_abandon_jazz-is-smooth-and-cool-jazz-is-rage-jaz_2128314.png) > [The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/the-guitar-for-me-is-a-translation-device-it-s-not-a-goal-and-in-some/) [Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/pat-metheny-8589_about_the-guitar-for-me-is-a-translation-devic_2315129.jpg) > [It (jazz) isn't like it used to be. The guys aren't together. They're all separated. Individuals now. Bird was a symbol. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mingus/it-jazz-isn-t-like-it-used-to-be-the-guys-aren-t-together-they-re-all/) [Charles Mingus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mingus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bda/charles-mingus-13816_bird_it-jazz-isn-t-like-it-used-to-be-the-guy_2168600.jpg) > [Jazz isn't as profitable for labels like Hip hop or Rap. Jazz needs subsidies to continue, just like European classical works of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-heath/jazz-isn-t-as-profitable-for-labels-like-hip-hop-or-rap-jazz-needs/) [Jimmy Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-heath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdb/jimmy-heath-48739_hip-hop_jazz-isn-t-as-profitable-for-labels-like_1249847.jpg) > [Jazz isn't dead yet. It's the underpinning of everything in this country. Whether it's a Broadway show, or fusion, or right on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-brubeck/jazz-isn-t-dead-yet-it-s-the-underpinning-of-everything-in-this/) [Dave Brubeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-brubeck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bc/dave-brubeck-10370_broadway_jazz-isn-t-dead-yet-it-s-the-underpinnin_2916640.jpg) > [Jazz isn't like pop, where you sell millions of records with a hit. Your spirit and soul aren't important in pop music.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-hubbard/jazz-isn-t-like-pop-where-you-sell-millions-of-records-with-a-hit/) [Freddie Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-hubbard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/freddie-hubbard-25585_classical-music_jazz-isn-t-like-pop-where-you-sell-milli_2275617.png) > [It's always difficult to define what jazz is or what jazz isn't. To me, the only definition that I can think of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sanborn/it-s-always-difficult-to-define-what-jazz-is-or-what-jazz-isn-t-to-me/) [David Sanborn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sanborn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd7/david-sanborn-13730_always_it-s-always-difficult-to-define-what-jaz_2344694.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jazz-isn/#itemlist", "name": "Jazz Isn Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Jazz isn't dead. 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