Attitude Quote by August Wilson

Of course we've lost so many superstars who've made jazz what it is. We've lost so many musicians who created new things and changed…

— George Benson

I must say, I don't think there's any more challenging music out there in jazz than what we're doing.

— Patricia Barber

Jazz is not just 'Well, man, this is what I feel like playing.' It's a very structured thing that comes down from a tradition…

— Wynton Marsalis

The chief trouble with jazz is that there is not enough of it; some of it we have to listen to twice.

— Don Herold

Jazz is the continual pulsation of the now.

— Pat Martino

Jazz isn't what you do; it's how you do it.

— Fats Waller

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

Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.

— Tony Wilson

I think the people who are saying jazz has to sound a particular way, or, 'What you're doing isn't jazz,' are just scared because…

— Robert Glasper

I think jazz is actually quite unforgiving in its disdain for nostalgia. It demands creativity and change at its highest level.

— Pat Metheny

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

— Ken Burns

For the most part, 99 percent of jazz is boring; you've heard it before. People aren't doing anything creative that's extremely modern. They tend…

— Robert Glasper