Jazz Quotes

1344 Jazz quotes by 630 unique authors

The jazz trombone is a magical experience particularly to hear and listen too. — John Jensen
Jazz: Music invented for the torture of imbeciles. — Henry Van Dyke
You ask: What is it that philosophers have called qualitative states? I answer, only half in jest: As Louis Armstrong said when asked what jazz… — Unknown Author
If it hadn't been for Jazz, there wouldn't be no rock and roll. — Louis Armstrong
Jazz is played from the heart. You can even live by it. Always love it. — Louis Armstrong
Jazz, rock and roll, movies and comics are the culture of America. — Bill Griffith
You learn from music, from watching great athletes at work - how disciplined they are, how they move. You learn these things by watching a… — Ernest Gaines
Ever since I was a kid, I've been into clothes, but not really labels- that's kind of only been in the last year or so.… — Lorde
Everybody has the blues. Everybody longs for meaning. Everybody needs to love and be loved. Everybody needs to clap hands and be happy. Everybody longs… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Footballers can be like artists when the mind and body are working as one. It is what Miles Davis does when he plays free jazz… — Lilian Thuram
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

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