Jazz Quotes

1344 Jazz quotes by 630 unique authors

Growing up, I listened to a lot of jazz and blues records - John Coltrane and Etta James. I was also really into Radiohead and… — Alex Clare
I always had this childhood image in the back of my mind of this fantastic place where all the things I liked came from; Orson… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
I have a very varied taste in music. Everything from rap to classical to Latino to Rat Pack to jazz. — Jasper Fforde
I have tons of jazz records: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis. I could go on and on. — Unknown Author
There is a modern take on certain things you can do that, to me, is still jazz. — Robert Glasper
I was really a nerd, and I was really more of a jazz nerd. So when I had my chance to put on something, most… — Robert Glasper
I feel like certain people think that certain styles of music will taint their jazz style. — Robert Glasper
I started out playing traditional jazz, and I still do: I love standards, I love the music. But it must move on, and it must… — Robert Glasper
If you really dissect hip-hop you will find a whole lot of Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, Ahmad Jamal, a lot of classic jazz samples in… — Robert Glasper
I never studied jazz technically; I just know and love the music. — Mark Ronson
I love Ray Charles. He can still teach everybody a lot about how to make great music. Not necessarily how to make hits, but how… — Ahmet Ertegun
There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience. — Henri Matisse
You're just sort of searching for this hing and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. All music is imperfect, but in jazz since… — John Abercrombie
What I see for the band by the end of this year is the Complex live at the Montreux Jazz Festival. I want my guys… — Jimmy Chamberlin
I was really small when jazz broke through in England and I can still remember sneaking off to the living room to listen to it… — Jeff Beck
One of the things I like about jazz, kid, is I don't know what's going to happen next. Do you? — Bix Beiderbecke
Though the Jazz Age continued, it became less and less of an affair of youth. The sequel was like a children's party taken over by… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Another year has passed and I got (much) wiser from the blessed rise and challenging falls. GOD is so patient with me that even if… — Jazz Ramirez
Life is a dancewhether it is hip-hop, ballet, or jazz. Each of us can choose the dance we want. We move in and we move… — Kumar Anupam
Words are the children of reason and, therefore, can't explain it. They really can't translate feeling because they're not part of it. That's why it… — Bill Evans

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