My novels and poems are meant to be read aloud. That's why jazz musicians have been able to adapt my stuff. — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
Yeah, it's more like playing what you think is appropriate for the moment, not forcing any particular style. — Charlie Hunter Copy Share Image
“If you have to ask what jazz is you will never know." Louis Armstrong” — Louis Armstrong Copy Share Image
As for the way we play, we are as much like the Beatles as any American Jazz group is like any other. — Dave Clark Copy Share Image
I listen to everything from jazz to reggae to heavy metal and I kind of combine everything to make something different — Travis Barker Copy Share Image
Jazz of the sort we play is a happy, extroverted music. You don't have to think about it too much. — Chris Barber Copy Share Image
There's only two ways to sum up music; either it's good or it's bad. If it's good you don't mess about it,… — Louis Armstrong Copy Share Image
That's the thing: There are so many art songs in jazz. It's a much more rich experience for the singer than people… — Kurt Elling Copy Share Image
Whatever I'd say would be an understatement. I can only say my life was made much better by knowing him. He was… — John Coltrane Copy Share Image
I have seen great jazz musicians die obscure and drinking themselves to death and not really being able to get any work… — Sonny Rollins Copy Share Image
The truth is hip hop has always complemented jazz and vice versa, but there's always been this communication barrier that exists based… — Thundercat Copy Share Image
Some musicians play blues, others classical jazz or bluegrass. I like to play political roles because I can merge my political interests… — Jeffrey Wright Copy Share Image
If I don’t practice for a day, I know it. If I don’t practice for two days, the critics know it. And… — Louis Armstrong Copy Share Image
My CD collection has a lot of world music - lots of Indian, African, Portuguese, Greek, Italian music. Because of my husband,… — Kiran Ahluwalia Copy Share Image
After me there are no more jazz singers . . . It's a crime that no little singer is back there sockin'… — Betty Carter Copy Share Image
Listen well and listen to as much as you can. By that I mean, if you're not into jazz, don't listen to… — Josh Freese Copy Share Image
My dad was all about music. He was a musician, leading a band when I was born. His band was active all… — Chick Corea Copy Share Image
That sound in tune to you? Sounds sharp to me. Sounds like I'm playing sharp all the time. My singing teacher told… — Charles Mingus Copy Share Image
I don't want to put a name on my music. Other people can put a name on what I do. It's just… — Hiromi Uehara Copy Share Image
I started playing violin because I was fascinated by how violin players could play so fast. I would buy their cassettes, and… — Toby Lightman Copy Share Image
I listened to classical music. I listened to jazz. I listened to everything. And I started becoming interested in the sounds of… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
Symmetria by the Uccello Project is a gorgeous, instrumental and largely unclassifiable record. Best thought of as 'cinematic', each of the tracks… — Steve Lawson Copy Share Image
I've been YouTube surfing a lot lately so I'll Shazam a song that I find or some s - - and type… — Earl Sweatshirt Copy Share Image
My thing was, I loved music. I played music: I played the saxophone. So the little bit of music knowhow I had,… — Rakim Copy Share Image
