Brazilian music Quote by Andrew S. Gilbert

Many an American jazz musician has been beguiled by the lush melodies and sumptuous rhythms of Brazilian music, but Peter Sprague has taken the…

— Andrew S. Gilbert

Phil Robson is a disturbingly good jazz guitar player!

— Dave Liebman

Jazzy Jeff is somebody who taught me what I really wanted to do for other people. He has the big ol' house where musicians…

— Masego

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

— Stan Getz

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

— Andrew Bird

He's not a performer, he's not a composer, he's not even a musician, but Norman Granz is Mr. Jazz.

— Oscar Peterson

People like Art Blakey and Buddy Rich, you look at them playing music, and it's just like looking at a heavy metal drummer. I…

— Damien Chazelle

Pete Townshend is one of my greatest influences. More than any other guitarist, he taught me how to play rhythm guitar and demonstrated its…

— Alex Lifeson

I'm a jazz musician, and I really wanted to not miss an opportunity to have the full connection to jazz.

— Kurt Elling

Jazz music creates so many phenomenal figures.

— Wynton Marsalis

A lot of times, jazz musicians try to educate people. What other genre does that?

— Robert Glasper

I love that [ late-50s Verve recordings] - to me, that's the epitome of vocal jazz. It's my favorite style and era of it.

— Jose James