Jazz Quotes

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For me, the ultimate form of expression is blues, where jazz appeals to me on an intellectual level. — Scott Henderson
Introvert conversations are like jazz. Each player gets to solo for a nice stretch before the other player comes in and does his solo. — Laurie Helgoe
If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call an… — Duke Ellington
If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call an… — Duke Ellington
Bill Monroe spoke of bringing 'ancient tones' into his music with echoes of British and Irish fiddle and bagpipe music, while also delving deeply into… — Paul Zollo
I can only be me. I do what I do, I'm not a jazz player. ... I don't play jazz standards, at least not in… — Jorma Kaukonen
When comedy is good, it's jazz. The beats of it, the looseness, the improvisational part, the music-the way you hit the inflection, the high notes… — Billy Crystal
Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just play.… — Oscar Peterson
I guess I learnt to appreciate old Hindi-movie music from my dad and somewhere down the line picked up jazz as well. — Deepika Padukone
If I knew what it was going to look like, I wouldnt be so excited to be a part of it. Jazz is a music… — Joshua Redman
Scott Feiner is a soulful magnet for the fusion of Brazilian and jazz music... — Unknown Author
Some kids in Italy call me 'Mama Jazz; I thought that was so cute. As long as they don't call me 'Grandma Jazz.' — Ella Fitzgerald
I'm really getting to appreciate traditional jazz now - the New Orleans stuff - a lot more than I did before. — John Goodman
Sometimes when I do a joke and it doesn't get a lot of laughs, it kind of feels like I'm doing jazz. That's kinda cool… — Mike Birbiglia
I don't know why people call me a jazz singer, though I guess people associate me with jazz because I was raised in it, from… — Sarah Vaughan
At this point we've answered about every question you could possibly imagine about Deep Space Nine, so we do this thing called Theatrical Jazz, where… — Rene Auberjonois
Jazz is like a great blues band that fell down the stairs — Michael Buble
I don't limit my taste. There's some jazz that I like and there's some opera. I've been listening to what was essentially country music, but… — Rick Moranis
The word [jazz] never lost its association with those New Orleans bordellos. In the 1920s I used to try to convince Fletcher Henderson that we… — Duke Ellington
I progressed through so many different styles of music through my teen years, both as a player and a vocalist, particularly the jazz and pop… — Jeff Healey

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