Jazz Quotes

1344 Jazz quotes by 630 unique authors

Jazz is a very democratic musical form. It comes out of a communal experience. We take our respective instruments and collectively create a thing of… — Max Roach
I was serious about ballet for a long time, but my mom got me into tap and jazz and modern and hip-hop, and I was… — Greta Gerwig
It is jazz music that called me to be a musician and I have always sang the songs that moved me the most. Singers, like… — Harry Connick, Jr.
I usually listen to surf music, not much instrumental music, and when I was younger I listened to jazz. — John Hughes
I was always very leery of my piano playing. As a young kid, I wanted to be a jazz musician, but my taste was far… — Mike Stoller
I made a good living for a teenager. And I had to learn all different kinds of music - jazz, swing, Motown, pop - and… — Idina Menzel
I went to school for engineering, I studied jazz. So I always had this kind of creative side and technical side, and I thought architecture… — Joseph Kosinski
My CD collection has a lot of world music - lots of Indian, African, Portuguese, Greek, Italian music. Because of my husband, a lot of… — Kiran Ahluwalia
My secret dream has always been to be a jazz musician. I tried the saxophone for a year or two when I was younger, but… — Gaspard Ulliel
I was really fortunate growing up to have a broad musical education. My parents listened to all kinds of music, rock, soul, Motown, jazz, Frank… — Mayer Hawthorne
We are serious about our music here in Philadelphia, and jazz has meant a lot to this city. — Michael Nutter
I was in punk rock bands, heavy metal bands, world music bands, jazz groups, any type of music that would take me. I just love… — Reggie Watts
Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme. — Richard Holbrooke
It was actually my partner, Bernard Edwards, who helped me develop my sort of funky jazz style. — Nile Rodgers
I got my love of jazz from my stepfather, who was a jazz musician. — Unknown Author
I liked the more sophisticated urban style of blues like Ray Charles and B. B. King, Bobby Blue Bland, Lou Rawls; people like that with… — Edgar Winter
I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music. — Edgar Winter
Comedians talk to other comedians the way jazz musicians can talk to each other. — David Steinberg
Jazz is a constant theme in my life. My father is a jazz pianist, and from an early age I have been surrounded by it. — Nat Wolff
I would not describe myself as an avid jazz fan and I am not a jazz musician myself. However, that is not to say that… — Nat Wolff

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