Jazz Quote by Bill Laswell

If I'm going to be a jazz player, I need to understand Miles Davis.

— Ice T

Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz.

— Cassandra Wilson

One of the things that I loved about listening to Miles Davis is that Miles always had an instinct for which musicians were great…

— Branford Marsalis

Coltrane was moving out of jazz into something else. And certainly Miles Davis was doing the same thing.

— Jan Garbarek

Martin Williams persistently gets at essences, and that is why he has contributed so much to the very small body of authentic jazz criticism.

— Nat Hentoff

Jazz fans love Miles and I love him for a myriad of reasons, but the overviews are always too simplistic.

— Branford Marsalis

Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn't there to entertain;…

— Bobby McFerrin

“The peculiar fascination with Davis reflected the way sports-crazed Southerners were struggling with race: On the one hand, they were steeped in the white…

— William C. Rhoden

Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse.

— Cassandra Wilson

Louis Armstrong is jazz. He represents what the music is all about.

— Wynton Marsalis

I appreciate Al Davis and the Davis family a lot.

— Sebastian Janikowski

I work with many jazz artists as Miles Davis, Laughlin, etc.. One of the things all these artists had in common is that they…

— George Duke