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title: "48 Playing jazz Quotes by 39 authors"
description: "Browse 48 Playing jazz quotes by 39 authors. Discover the best Playing jazz sayings and thoughts."
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> [Playing jazz in restaurants is too stereotypical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/playing-jazz-in-restaurants-is-too-stereotypical/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

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> [Jazz is what I play for a living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/jazz-is-what-i-play-for-a-living/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

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> [In my music, I'm trying to play the truth of what I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mingus/in-my-music-i-m-trying-to-play-the-truth-of-what-i-am/)

[Charles Mingus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mingus/)

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> [Never play anything the same way twice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/never-play-anything-the-same-way-twice/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

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> [Who knows ... we'll be playing Jazz and having a good time!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/art-blakey/who-knows-we-ll-be-playing-jazz-and-having-a-good-time/)

[Art Blakey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/art-blakey/)

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> [The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/the-reward-for-playing-jazz-is-playing-jazz/)

[John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/)

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> [Just because I'm playing jazz I don't forget about me. I play or write me, the way I feel, through jazz, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mingus/just-because-i-m-playing-jazz-i-don-t-forget-about-me-i-play-or-write/)

[Charles Mingus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mingus/)

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> [Jazz is very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians playing Jazz music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toots-thielemans/jazz-is-very-much-alive-everywhere-i-go-there-s-a-new-generation-of/)

[Toots Thielemans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toots-thielemans/)

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> [I hate Stanley Clark, but I have to admit he's playing Jazz whether I like it or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bangs/i-hate-stanley-clark-but-i-have-to-admit-he-s-playing-jazz-whether-i/)

[Lester Bangs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bangs/)

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> [Master your instrument. Master the music. And then forget all that bullshit and just play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/master-your-instrument-master-the-music-and-then-forget-all-that/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

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> [I started playing jazz by slowing down Tal Farlow records and analyzing his runs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-breau/i-started-playing-jazz-by-slowing-down-tal-farlow-records-and/)

Lenny Breau

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> [Growing up playing jazz and improvising has had a big impact on me, and it translates into my music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-bruner/growing-up-playing-jazz-and-improvising-has-had-a-big-impact-on-me/)

[Stephen Bruner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-bruner/)

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> [I started off with classical music, and I got into jazz when I was about 14 years old. And I've been playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbie-hancock/i-started-off-with-classical-music-and-i-got-into-jazz-when-i-was/)

[Herbie Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbie-hancock/)

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> [It was liberating to do comedy. It felt like playing in a jazz band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu/it-was-liberating-to-do-comedy-it-felt-like-playing-in-a-jazz-band/)

[Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu/)

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> [Around middle school I studied jazz guitar and ended up playing in a jazz band for a bit. But, after high school,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-tucker/around-middle-school-i-studied-jazz-guitar-and-ended-up-playing-in-a/)

[Mike Tucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-tucker/)

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> [Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/flow-is-being-completely-involved-in-an-activity-for-its-own-sake-the/)

[Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/)

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> [Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/jazz-is-the-big-brother-of-the-blues-if-a-guy-s-playing-blues-like-we/)

[B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/)

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> [If you're an impressionistic painter and you want to paint expressionism, you've got to change. You've got to figure out a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobin-bell/if-you-re-an-impressionistic-painter-and-you-want-to-paint/)

[Tobin Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobin-bell/)

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> [I never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duke-ellington/i-never-had-much-interest-in-the-piano-until-i-realized-that-every/)

[Duke Ellington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duke-ellington/)

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> [I know it sounds silly, but it takes some time getting used to all the cameras in your face. I think it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-raymund/i-know-it-sounds-silly-but-it-takes-some-time-getting-used-to-all-the/)

[Monica Raymund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-raymund/)

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> [You know, it's funny... when you're making money, people don't think you're playing jazz. Now when you're not making money, people think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-fountain/you-know-it-s-funny-when-you-re-making-money-people-don-t-think-you/)

[Pete Fountain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-fountain/)

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> [Whatever it is, music should sound spontaneous, I've derived a great deal of pleasure from playing jazz and having the knowledge of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-bream/whatever-it-is-music-should-sound-spontaneous-i-ve-derived-a-great/)

[Julian Bream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-bream/)

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> [I got into playing the jazz. I played jazz for a good while. I did the popular stuff first. You got the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/papa-john-creach/i-got-into-playing-the-jazz-i-played-jazz-for-a-good-while-i-did-the/)

Papa John Creach

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> [It doesn't matter if people are playing jazz or writing poetry. If they want to be successful, they need to learn how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-lehrer/it-doesn-t-matter-if-people-are-playing-jazz-or-writing-poetry-if-2/)

[Jonah Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-lehrer/)

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> [When you're working on a television show with actors, what you hope you're doing is playing jazz with them all the time.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/remi-aubuchon/when-you-re-working-on-a-television-show-with-actors-what-you-hope/)

[Remi Aubuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/remi-aubuchon/)

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> [When I was in high school I made the discovery that if I was playing in a jazz club, and there were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-smoker/when-i-was-in-high-school-i-made-the-discovery-that-if-i-was-playing/)

[Paul Smoker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-smoker/)

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> [Jazz is not background music. You must concentrate upon it in order to get the most of it. You must absorb most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/jazz-is-not-background-music-you-must-concentrate-upon-it-in-order-to/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

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> [Most of the musicians that I'm playing with now have jazz backgrounds, so they're comfortable with improvisation. And they all know to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larkin-grimm/most-of-the-musicians-that-i-m-playing-with-now-have-jazz-backgrounds/)

[Larkin Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larkin-grimm/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-benson/of-course-we-ve-lost-so-many-superstars-who-ve-made-jazz-what-it-is/)

[George Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-benson/)

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> [I was in college, but I got kicked out. It was a very free school, but I created a "bad impression." Like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/i-was-in-college-but-i-got-kicked-out-it-was-a-very-free-school-but-i/)

[Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/)

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> [Switch to piano! No. Really, if you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-getz/switch-to-piano-no-really-if-you-like-an-instrument-that-sings-play/)

[Stan Getz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-getz/)

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> [I have a theory that musicians recognize each other and if they are destined to collaborate together they will. Mainly, they recognize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlatko-stefanovski/i-have-a-theory-that-musicians-recognize-each-other-and-if-they-are/)

Vlatko Stefanovski

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> [You can't play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn't played](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miles-davis/you-can-t-play-anything-on-a-horn-that-louis-armstrong-hasn-t-played/)

[Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miles-davis/)

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> [If you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/count-basie/if-you-find-a-note-tonight-that-sounds-good-play-the-same-damn-note/)

[Count Basie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/count-basie/)

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> [Just because I'm playing Jazz I don't forget about me. I play or write me the way I feel through Jazz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-mingus/just-because-i-m-playing-jazz-i-don-t-forget-about-me-i-play-or-write-2/)

[Charles Mingus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-mingus/)

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> [As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-getz/as-far-as-playing-jazz-no-other-art-form-other-than-conversation-can/)

[Stan Getz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-getz/)

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> [Lately, my mind is like an orchestra. If you don't have the conductor, you don't know what to do. One guy is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/goran-ivanisevic/lately-my-mind-is-like-an-orchestra-if-you-don-t-have-the-conductor/)

[Goran Ivanisevic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/goran-ivanisevic/)

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> [I'm playing jazz throughout the song 'Black Sabbath.' That's what it is there. I mean, I'm moving some other things around, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-ward/i-m-playing-jazz-throughout-the-song-black-sabbath-that-s-what-it-is/)

[Bill Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-ward/)

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> [I say, play your own way. Don't play what the public want - you play what you want and let the public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelonious-monk/i-say-play-your-own-way-don-t-play-what-the-public-want-you-play-what/)

[Thelonious Monk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelonious-monk/)

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> [Around age 11 or 12, I started playing jazz bass. From there, I went to electric bass and then guitar, which I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-roman/around-age-11-or-12-i-started-playing-jazz-bass-from-there-i-went-to/)

[Joshua Roman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-roman/)

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                        "text": "I got into playing the jazz. I played jazz for a good while. I did the popular stuff first. You got the \"Twelfth Street Rag\" and those kinds of things. Then I got to hanging around with a bunch of guys starting to playing jazz. We'd go from one place to the other and take our instruments, just perform for free.",
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                        "text": "It doesn't matter if people are playing jazz or writing poetry. If they want to be successful, they need to learn how to persist and persevere and keep on working until the work is done... I bet there isn't a single highly successful person who has not depended on grit. Nobody is talented enough to not have to work hard, and that's what grit allows you to do.",
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                        "text": "When I was in high school I made the discovery that if I was playing in a jazz club, and there were black people in the club, if I could get the black people to like what I was doing, I was on the right track. So I began to play to those people because they knew what the authentic music was. I've always had that in the back of my head.",
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                        "text": "Jazz is not background music. You must concentrate upon it in order to get the most of it. You must absorb most of it. The harmonies within the music can relax, soothe, relax, and uplift the mind when you concentrate upon and absorb it. Jazz music stimulates the minds and uplifts the souls of those who play it was well as of those who listen to immerse themselves in it. As the mind is stimulated and the soul uplifted, this is eventually reflected in the body.",
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                        "text": "Most of the musicians that I'm playing with now have jazz backgrounds, so they're comfortable with improvisation. And they all know to make eye contact with me, and I'll give them some kind of sign when I think that the song's ending. Or maybe I don't even have to, because they all sort of feel it at the same time.",
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                        "text": "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 and changed the way we think about music and who took jazz to a new level. So jazz is suffering from that. But we still have a lot of incredible people playing jazz in the world. We have a lot of people leading the way.",
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                        "text": "I was in college, but I got kicked out. It was a very free school, but I created a \"bad impression.\" Like I was a bit more fiery in those days. At the time I got kicked out, I knew exactly what I was going to do and didn't even bother to go back for a leaving certificate. Then I was singing in folk clubs around Birmingham and playing jazz in clubs on Sundays.",
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                        "text": "Switch to piano! No. Really, if you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice. Of course, it would be best if you could actually sing with your own voice. The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. Therefore, the challenge is to sing on an imperfect instrument or 'voice' that is outside of your body. I love that challenge and have for over forty-five years. As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction.",
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                        "text": "I have a theory that musicians recognize each other and if they are destined to collaborate together they will. Mainly, they recognize each other according to the class they belong to. If they are punk-rocker kids from the neighborhood, they are going form a band. If they happen to be musicians that are going to play in pubs and restaurants, they are going to recognize each other, form a band and play together. If it's about musicians that are playing jazz and are going to jazz festivals, for e.g., then they are going to meet and work together.",
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                        "text": "You can't play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn't played",
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                        "text": "If you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!",
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                        "text": "Just because I'm playing Jazz I don't forget about me. I play or write me the way I feel through Jazz.",
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