Jazz Quotes

1344 Jazz quotes by 630 unique authors

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
I'm not going to play funk licks on a jazz album. That makes no sense. — Branford Marsalis
Humans are imperfect. That's one of the reasons that classical and jazz are in trouble. We're on the quest for the perfect performance and every… — Branford Marsalis
I think that a rap aficionado, the hardcore rap fan, will always go away from pop, in the same way a hardcore jazz fan will… — Ice T
I've been invited to do a trio with a fantastic jazz guitarist and a harmonica player — Karen Black
I love music. My secret dream has always been to be a jazz musician. I tried the saxophone for a year or two when I… — Gaspard Ulliel
I love good rock'n'roll, blues and jazz, gospel, and a little reggae. — Jerry Hall
I have a respect for Elvis and my friendship. It ain't my business what he did in private. The only thing I want to know… — Sammy Davis, Jr.
I was a weird kid. I shouldve been gay because I listened to a lot of Broadway musicals. I dont know why Im not gay.… — Frank Oz
One of the reasons I believe in jazz is that the oneness of man can come through the rhythm of your heart. It’s the same… — Dave Brubeck
People were saying that Southern folk song was dead, that the land that had produced American jazz, the blues, the spirituals, the mountain ballads and… — Alan Lomax
Fortune ought to be a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master. — Nat Hentoff
I have a bachelor's and a master's in jazz. — Jon Secada
You can not ignore his current life. Bowie has become a family man and enjoys to see his children grow up close to him. But… — Unknown Author
I don't regard myself as a great classical or jazz pianist. I like country music, but I'm not a great player. I just like music.… — Keith Emerson
As much as I am hip-hop, I'm soul. As much as I am soul, I'm a turntablist. As much as I'm a DJ, I love… — DJ Jazzy Jeff
And more than anything, I like the improvisation of jazz. That's the same thing with DJ-ing. There's so much improvisation you can do with cuttin'… — DJ Jazzy Jeff
Jazz music will continue to thrive, possibly in unexpected ways. — Pat Metheny
Jazz is an idea that is more powerful than the details of its history. — Pat Metheny
It is Jazz's very nature to change, to develop & adapt to the circumstances of its environment. — Pat Metheny
I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about Jazz. — Pat Metheny

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