France Quote by Alice B. Toklas

I love jazz because it's so American; you know it's our Only Original Art Form. It just goes against the greed of corporate America…

— Bernie Sanders

Painting, I think it's like jazz.

— Brian Eno

The culture of France is unique because it's a culture that has a high priority on the arts, more than any other place in…

— Frank Gehry

I was really trying to sell to people who hate jazz: to make a case for the art form as youthful and energetic, not…

— Damien Chazelle

The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts.

— Ken Burns

Jazz is one of the few things you can do in society and express yourself freely and creatively.

— Mulgrew Miller

Jazz comes from our way of life, and because it's our national art form, it helps us to understand who we are.

— Wynton Marsalis

What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical language. It's a musical dialect that actually embodies the…

— Branford Marsalis

I don't think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence attached to it, apart from the practitioners of it.

— Norman Granz

In Europe they look upon jazz as art. In America it's a diversion. Somebody opens a restaurant and installs another band off to the…

— Chet Baker

[Jazz] is a music of freedom and wonder. It's our indigenous art form, and I'm still blessed to travel around the world and people…

— Charles Lloyd

As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something that's never been before, the art form of jazz…

— Charlie Haden