Creation Quote by Billy Higgins

Jazz comes from our way of life, and because it's our national art form, it helps us to understand who we are.

— Wynton Marsalis

If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.

— Louis Armstrong

Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking.

— Nina Simone

Jazz comes from anywhere the human being has a soul and has a heart.

— Willie Smith

Jazz is like the universe: it's been expanding since its creation and it's connected to everything.

— Jonathan Batiste

The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.

— Van Morrison

Jazz is a sideways glance at music. It's like being an architect, knowing the basis of design but understanding that the facade can be…

— Melody Gardot

Jazz has a lot to do with being very present. You know the structure, then you flow through it.

— Lizz Wright

“What is Jazz? Dude, if you have to ask, you'll never know.”

— Louis Armstrong

Just figure out what you think jazz is, and then if it fits into that category, it's jazz, and if it doesn't, it isn't.…

— Kenny G

Jazz is something that you have to feel. It's something that you have to live.

— Ray Brown

I don't have a definition of Jazz. You're just supposed to know it when you hear it.

— Thelonious Monk