jazz is the expression of America's romantic self, its sensual potency, its lyrical force. — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz. — Cassandra Wilson Copy Share Image
You need better technique than I have to play jazz, but what you have to do is the same thing, isn't it? — Charlie Watts Copy Share Image
“I don't get jazz. It always sounds like a bunch of toddlers let loose in a music room.” — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
My sister loved country music. My mother loved Spanish music. And my dad was into big band music and jazz. — Hope Sandoval 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
Until I was about 16 years old, my dream was to be a musician. I played in rock bands and jazz bands.… — Simon Helberg Copy Share Image
Dave Rocha is a mature and eminently musical improviser. His sumptuous tone and cafefully chosen notes embody real musical thought. His performance… — Frank Hanny Copy Share Image
Paris, the City of Light, never fails to enchant. With its jazz clubs, music in the streets, outdoor restaurants. The clatter of… — Carol Drinkwater Copy Share Image
In 1962 I wrote for 'Jazz News,' using the pseudonym Manfred Manne, which I picked because of a jazz drummer with that… — Manfred Mann Copy Share Image
Ninja has definitely kind of changed its identity since it first started out. Ninja back in the day was always turntables and… — Bonobo Copy Share Image
I love all types of music - jazz, great pop music, world music and folk music - but the music I listen… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
The only reason is that I hadn't seen The Modern Jazz Quartet perform live and a live performance is often where the… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Of course, right away I got more interested in the far-out jazz than the traditional jazz, so I quickly was turned onto… — Jherek Bischoff Copy Share Image
I love jazz. So to me, there are two main types of jazz. There's dancing jazz, and then there's listening jazz. Listening… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
I would say I take a lot of inspiration from jazz and I borrow a lot of principles from it and classical… — Laufey Copy Share Image
I have every iPod that's been made ˘ that's how sick I am. I carry anything and everything I possibly would want… — Thomas Hampson Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I got older that when they started putting only one form of music on the stations where I grew… — Uncle Kracker Copy Share Image
I looked back on the roaring Twenties - with its jazz, 'Great Gatsby,' and the pre-Code films - as a party I… — Hugh Hefner Copy Share Image
“Jazz presumes that it would be nice if the four of us--simpatico dudes that we are--while playing this complicated song together, might… — Dave Hickey Copy Share Image
When I was home, traditionally since I was young, I'd write in cafés. That was the romantic notion in 1963. Café atmospheres… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
Somerset desperately needs more high-end music making on its doorstep, so the chance to share great music spanning genres as diverse as… — Charles Hazlewood Copy Share Image
