Comedy Quote by Billy Crystal

Anything you are shows up in your music - jazz is whatever you are, playing yourself, being yourself, letting your thoughts come through.

— Mary Lou Williams

When I sort of step in my jazz world, it's somewhere between instrumental jazz and vocal jazz.

— Jose James

I think that the jazzy approach that I have is based on the way that I hear music and in the way I play…

— Jimmy Chamberlin

The only element of jazz that I keep is improvisation.

— Jan Garbarek

I always make music that's reflective of the mindset I'm in at the time, how I'm feeling.

— Ladyhawke

I go through phases where I'm not into jazz as much, and then I'll get heavy, heavy, heavy into it.

— Flying Lotus

There's a jazz influence in my music in general.

— Alexandre Desplat

When I'm in a good, musical mood, I hop on that feeling and try to make the most of the vibe.

— Jonita Gandhi

You're just sort of searching for this 'thing' and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. All music is imperfect, but in jazz…

— John Abercrombie

Jazz music is all about performance, right? At least, to me, it's about the freedom of performance, the different inflections you do in the…

— Laufey

Whenever I'm onstage, I try my best not to think that I'm performing. It's simply another part of my day.

— Bobby McFerrin

I like to say, jazz music is kind of like my musical equivalent of comfort food. You know, it's always where I go back…

— Molly Ringwald