Louis Armstrong is jazz. He represents what the music is all about. — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
My father's rich, my momma's good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I've never suffered and don't intend to suffer. — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That's a little bit too much. — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
Life on the road is murder. It's as though life begins and ends when you have your horn in your mouth. — Gerry Mulligan Copy Share Image
Musicians have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet. — Chico Hamilton Copy Share Image
Every conversation is a form of Jazz. The activity of instantaneous creation is as ordinary to us as breathing. — Stephen Nachmanovitch Copy Share Image
Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world. — Ahmad Alaadeen Copy Share Image
The only reason they're out there is to see me fall into the damn orchestra pit. — Billie Holiday Copy Share Image
I started playing sax when I was fourteen because I'm like a real competitive person when it comes to winning girls attention.… — Masego Copy Share Image
Music had been going on a long time before that. You have to remember that before rock n' roll there were a… — Lemmy Kilmister Copy Share Image
There are three virtuous styles of music; classical, jazz and heavy metal. I do love classical music but I don't listen to… — Gregor Schwellenbach Copy Share Image
Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't… — Dave Brubeck Copy Share Image
Personally, I think young musicians need to learn to play more than one style. Jazz can only enhance the classical side, and… — Doc Severinsen Copy Share Image
I think as long as people are around and can hear a record and hear people like Lester Young on a recording,… — Sonny Rollins Copy Share Image
Growing up, I listened and was influenced by a lot of those around me. I have a big family, and my dad… — Ella Henderson Copy Share Image
As a New Yorker you can't help but be proud of the fact that so much music and culture started here. Punk… — Moby Copy Share Image
“This development signified also that jazz would someday have to contend with the idea of its being an art (since that was… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Visually I've always liked the 20s 30s for film. I do these because I like the music. I like the clothes. I… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Of course we've lost so many superstars who've made jazz what it is. We've lost so many musicians who created new things… — George Benson Copy Share Image
You would be surprised how many people that are very passionate about classical music are deeply involved in Hip Hop. You would… — Thomas Hampson Copy Share Image
It's either, like, 'Your album was the first jazz album I listened to,' or, like, 'My friend took me to this show,… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
In New York, I was excited about the music in New York because the only music that I was more or less… — Ben E. King Copy Share Image
I wasn't a dancer learning to play Baby Houseman. I was Baby Houseman learning to play a dancer. I was someone who'd… — Jennifer Grey Copy Share Image
“I took my solo and beat hell out of the skins. Then Spoof swiped at his mouth and let go with a… — Charles Beaumont Copy Share Image
