Academic Quote by Amiri Baraka

Jazz is like the universe: it's been expanding since its creation and it's connected to everything.

— Jonathan Batiste

I'm aware that a lot of what is happening in jazz has not had a very dynamic change in a long time.

— Herbie Hancock

Whenever there's a change with Jazz & its aesthetics, it's almost always reflected with a change in the culture.

— Tom Harrell

Jazz music will continue to thrive, possibly in unexpected ways.

— Pat Metheny

Jazz is such a living art form. It happens right in the moment. You weave a story by changing certain elements and components.

— Dianne Reeves

Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking.

— Nina Simone

Jazz music is America's past and its potential, summed up and sanctified and accessible to anybody who learns to listen to, feel, and understand…

— Wynton Marsalis

Jazz is such a powerful cultural statement that it's almost as if it's intertwined with society.

— Tom Harrell

A lot of people in the jazz community are looking at how much notoriety we're getting. And we're an inspiration to a lot of…

— Robert Glasper

Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America.

— Renee Fleming

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

We're having a hard time understanding where jazz is going. What happened to jazz?

— Ken Burns