Brazilian music Quote by Andrew S. Gilbert

The jazz guitarist Peter Sprague calls his home recording studio SpragueLand, but sometimes it seems that the moniker better captures the way he has…

— Andrew S. Gilbert

The whole thing you're taught in jazz is the spontaneity of it. That's what I really love about jazz.

— Stan Getz

Jazz music creates so many phenomenal figures.

— Wynton Marsalis

“Music was just one of the tools we employed to create excitement. The jazzman’s objective, however, was solely musical: Through his improvisation, he wanted…

— Wynton Marsalis

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

“Part of jazz is the illusion of spontaneity and Monk played the piano as though he’d never seen one before.”

— Geoff Dyer

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

— Charlie Haden

All the folks I play with come from jazz backgrounds or at least appreciate spontaneity within the parameters of a pop song.

— Andrew Bird

That's the thing: There are so many art songs in jazz. It's a much more rich experience for the singer than people think.

— Kurt Elling

I love classical jazz.

— SZA

Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also.

— Yo-Yo Ma