Jazz Quotes

1344 Jazz quotes by 630 unique authors

I don't know if I have enough guts to do a whole standard jazz record. — Gary Cherone
Amsterdam must have more than a million people. But the only area where jazz is really profitable and successful in an economic sense is in… — Norman Granz
For years, Jazz At The Philharmonic albums were the only ones of their kind. — Norman Granz
I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan. — Norman Granz
I don't think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence attached to it, apart from the practitioners of it. — Norman Granz
I don't want to sound as if I'm doing something tremendously special. But I am a jazz fan. — Norman Granz
The public, hearing pop music, is, without knowing it, also soaking up jazz. — Norman Granz
When I was doing jazz concerts in America, I would use the biggest names I could find. — Norman Granz
At Carnegie Hall the Preservation Hall Jazz Band showed how easily it could hop from era to era. It could work like a rhythm-and-blues horn… — Jon Pareles
Hearing Marilyn Crispell play solo piano is like monitoring an active volcano. She is one of a very few pianists who rise to the challenge… — Jon Pareles
Historians in the future, in my opinion, will congratulate us on very little other than our clowning and our jazz. — Kurt Vonnegut
I know of musicians who have played together for decades who hate each other. The Modern Jazz Quartet for one. — Gary Burton
Jazz, I mean, music will always move, because it can't become stagnant. Because if it becomes stagnant, it's like a river, it'll kill us all.… — Art Blakey
Jazz speaks for life. The Blues tell the story of life's difficulties. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
When I was 12, I began listening to John Coltrane and I developed a love for jazz, which I still have more and more each… — Wynton Marsalis
I, of course, wanted to play real jazz. When we played pop tunes, and naturally we had to, I wanted those pops to kick! Not… — Count Basie
Jazz is smooth and cool. Jazz is rage. Jazz flows like water. Jazz never seems to begin or end. Jazz isn't methodical, but jazz isn't… — Nat Wolff
Comedy is the ultimate truth. Jazz is hitting the notes that that no one else would hit, and comedy is saying words that no one… — Tommy Chong
I'm a person of change and I must be honest to my artistry and my creativity. That's part of the word 'jazz'... it's an adventure. — Maynard Ferguson
Jazz, like leadership, combines the unpredictability of the future with the gifts of individuals. — Max De Pree
If you are in an improv jazz ensemble or a small chamber group, you learn to think fast on your feet and how to be… — J. Richard Hackman
All them weird chords which don't mean a thing...you got no melody to remember, and no beat to dance to — Louis Armstrong
What separates great jazz musicians from average ones is Taste. Those who have taste consistently choose notes, tempos, timbres and voicings that seduce and satisfy… — Unknown Author
Dave Rocha is a modern player out of the hard-bop tradition, with a beautiful sound and tremendous facility on the horn. You can hear the… — Unknown Author
Dave's playing and repertoire evokes memories of the golden era of Modern Jazz, and in addition to being a nice guy he happens to be… — Unknown Author

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