--- title: "9 Jazz Jazz Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Jazz Jazz quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Jazz Jazz sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d84/melody-gardot-4469_choose_i-didn-t-choose-jazz-jazz-chose-me-28879_2887930.jpg" --- > [I didn't choose jazz; jazz chose me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melody-gardot/i-didn-t-choose-jazz-jazz-chose-me/) [Melody Gardot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melody-gardot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d84/melody-gardot-4469_choose_i-didn-t-choose-jazz-jazz-chose-me-28879_2887930.jpg) > [I've been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-rexroth/i-ve-been-around-jazz-and-jazz-musicians-most-of-my-life/) [Kenneth Rexroth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-rexroth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7f/kenneth-rexroth-13529_jazz_i-ve-been-around-jazz-and-jazz-musicians_1724984.jpg) > [To jazz, or not to jazz, there is no question!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/to-jazz-or-not-to-jazz-there-is-no-question/) [Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/louis-armstrong-7258_funny_to-jazz-or-not-to-jazz-there-is-no-quest_1966410.png) > [I really love jazz, but I will never be a jazz musician as much as I dream. But, I think that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/i-really-love-jazz-but-i-will-never-be-a-jazz-musician-as-much-as-i/) [Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/laura-mvula-12464_dream_i-really-love-jazz-but-i-will-never-be-a_2002553.jpg) > [I think jazz is a bit gatekept. Personally, I think that everyone has space in them to enjoy jazz and jazz-adjacent music.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laufey/i-think-jazz-is-a-bit-gatekept-personally-i-think-that-everyone-has/) [Laufey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laufey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9a/laufey-6054_enjoy_i-think-jazz-is-a-bit-gatekept-personall_2670442.jpg) > [ We're \[with Robbie Robertson \] jazz musicians. The context may be rock 'n' roll but it's still jazz. It's jazz and that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/we-re-with-robbie-robertson-jazz-musicians-the-context-may-be-rock-n/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/van-morrison-1192_feels_we-re-with-robbie-robertson-jazz-musicia_376618.jpg) > [In the '60s, people were still very protective of each field that they belonged to. Avant-garde artists didn't know about rock or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoko-ono/in-the-60s-people-were-still-very-protective-of-each-field-that-they/) [Yoko Ono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoko-ono/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df1/yoko-ono-726_art_in-the-60s-people-were-still-very-protec_2603919.png) > [I love music, I love all kinds of music, particularly jazz. Jazz is an extension of America. There's no other country in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-huntsman-jr/i-love-music-i-love-all-kinds-of-music-particularly-jazz-jazz-is-an/) [Jon Huntsman, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-huntsman-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02e/jon-huntsman-jr-13329_all-kinds_i-love-music-i-love-all-kinds-of-music-p_2830111.jpg) > [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-jazz/#itemlist", "name": "Jazz Jazz Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I didn't choose jazz; jazz chose me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melody Gardot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melody-gardot/i-didn-t-choose-jazz-jazz-chose-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d84/melody-gardot-4469_choose_i-didn-t-choose-jazz-jazz-chose-me-28879_2887930.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d84/melody-gardot-4469_choose_i-didn-t-choose-jazz-jazz-chose-me-28879_2887930.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d84/melody-gardot-4469_choose_i-didn-t-choose-jazz-jazz-chose-me-28879_2887930.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I didn't choose jazz; jazz chose me.” — Melody Gardot", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kenneth Rexroth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-rexroth/i-ve-been-around-jazz-and-jazz-musicians-most-of-my-life/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7f/kenneth-rexroth-13529_jazz_i-ve-been-around-jazz-and-jazz-musicians_1724984.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7f/kenneth-rexroth-13529_jazz_i-ve-been-around-jazz-and-jazz-musicians_1724984.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7f/kenneth-rexroth-13529_jazz_i-ve-been-around-jazz-and-jazz-musicians_1724984.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life.” — Kenneth Rexroth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To jazz, or not to jazz, there is no question!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Louis Armstrong" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/to-jazz-or-not-to-jazz-there-is-no-question/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/louis-armstrong-7258_funny_to-jazz-or-not-to-jazz-there-is-no-quest_1966410.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/louis-armstrong-7258_funny_to-jazz-or-not-to-jazz-there-is-no-quest_1966410.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/louis-armstrong-7258_funny_to-jazz-or-not-to-jazz-there-is-no-quest_1966410.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To jazz, or not to jazz, there is no question!” — Louis Armstrong", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I really love jazz, but I will never be a jazz musician as much as I dream. 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