Bird Quote by Betty Carter

It (jazz) isn't like it used to be. The guys aren't together. They're all separated. Individuals now. Bird was a symbol. It was a…

— Charles Mingus

The word [jazz] never lost its association with those New Orleans bordellos. In the 1920s I used to try to convince Fletcher Henderson that…

— Duke Ellington

Charlie Parker said, 'Jazz comes from who you are, where you've been, what you've done. If you don't live it, it won't come out…

— David Dellinger

Jazz has to work. It has to play with the audience and with the marketplace. I think that is relevant to business.

— John Kao

To jazz, or not to jazz, there is no question!

— Louis Armstrong

Truth be told, I think jazz is a mind-set. It's not necessarily, like, this guy picked up a horn and did this or whatever.

— Flying Lotus

Jazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling. I told George Wein the other day that he should…

— Miles Davis

Jazz came from the streets, hip-hop came from the streets. It's just a different language. It's all borne out of hard times, struggle, and…

— DJ Premier

I think if it wasn't for the blues, there wouldn't be no jazz.

— T-Bone Walker

Jazz is like wine. When it is new it's only for the experts, but when it gets older everybody wants it.

— Steve Lacy

It's not jazz as we know jazz here in America.

— Les Paul

You know, it's funny... when you're making money, people don't think you're playing jazz. Now when you're not making money, people think that you're…

— Pete Fountain