Jazz Quotes

1344 Jazz quotes by 630 unique authors

Jazz, of course, is our heritage. Jazz is a culture, it's not a fad. It's up to us to see to it that it stays… — Marla Gibbs
The greatest contribution jazz has made in music has been to replace the role of the conductor with a member of the ensemble who, instead… — Elvin Jones
The most important thing to do as an artist is to get out of your comfort zone and work with different people: people who can't… — Katie Noonan
My novels and poems are meant to be read aloud. That's why jazz musicians have been able to adapt my stuff. — Ishmael Reed
Jazz is the music of unemployment. — Frank Zappa
Jazz speaks for life. The Blues tell the story of life's difficulties, and if you think for a moment, you will realize that they take… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist. — Nat King Cole
You're not going to hear me do a rap song, you're not going to hear me do a jazz song. We have to be true… — Bob Seger
If you're in jazz and more than ten people like you, you're labeled commercial. — Herbie Mann
Jazz tickles your muscles, symphonies stretch your soul. — Paul Whiteman
I think jazz is a beautiful, democratic music. It encourages musicians with very strong, and many times, very different points of view to work together… — Marcus Miller
It's always fun to talk about jazz. — Clint Eastwood
I hired Bob at Terrytoons. He was my assistant animator, and then became an animator himself. He had just come from Boston with his family… — Ralph Bakshi
In my view a jazz musician is a great musician — Michael Parkinson
A jazz musician is not a jazz musician when he or she is eating dinner or when he or she is with his parents or… — Herbie Hancock
Grace Kelly plays with intelligence, wit and feeling. She has a great amount of natural ability and the ability to adapt. That is the hallmark… — Wynton Marsalis
Jazz should be much less about stress on technical exhibitionism and much more on emotional content. — Booker Little
I do ballet and pointe work. I also do tap, commercial jazz and technical jazz, freestyle street dancing. — Maisie Williams
I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt … she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and… — Ella Fitzgerald
My mother always wanted me to be a jazz singer, but I always wanted to be raunchy, — Etta James
I grew up in a home filled with music and had an early appreciation of jazz since my dad was a jazz musician. Beginning at… — Molly Ringwald
I'd love to give my girls a traditional Thanksgiving with turkey and all that jazz, but we've raised them to love Tuscan food so much… — Debi Mazar
Jazz has been the voice of freedom for so many countries over the past half century, — Herbie Hancock
Jazz of the sort we play is a happy, extroverted music. You don't have to think about it too much. — Chris Barber
Here in England we live at a slower pace, have more time to enjoy things - like good jazz. — Chris Barber

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