Adventurous Quote by Andrew Bird

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

There's been this perception that Europeans still hold on to, that they discover the real talented ones in American culture and give them proper…

— Andrew Bird

Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people try…

— Art Blakey

I know jazz is completely un-American. But the reason why America doesn't like it is because it's not funny. We [americans] have made jazz…

— Paul Provenza

Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world.

— Ahmad Alaadeen

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

The philosophy of jazz represents tolerance, teamwork and inclusion. That's what America is about. The music reflects that.

— Anonymous

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 is about freedom within discipline. Usually a dictatorship like in Russia and Germany will prevent jazz from being played because it just seemed…

— Dave Brubeck

Jazz is America's own. It is played and listened to by all peoples - in harmony together. Pigmentation differences have no place... as in…

— Norman Granz

Jazz is like a big secret club. The mainstream media doesn't pay any attention to it, it's like 1 percent of the music market…

— Robert Glasper

Jazz is not the popular culture. Jazz is in the same position in our culture as classical music. A very small minority of people…

— John Corigliano