Jazz Quotes

1344 Jazz quotes by 630 unique authors

Today jazz is still very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians. — Toots Thielemans
I'm not really a country singer, although I did make a couple albums and love its simple, straight-from-the-heart approach, but I have always sung a… — Dinah Shore
Orchestras are not used to playing the kind of stuff jazz musicians like to play. It requires a lot of rehearsal and recording time, so… — Eberhard Weber
What I can say is that for may years jazz musicians had to go to Europe, for instance, to be respected and to be sort… — Sonny Rollins
It was the early days of Rock 'n' Roll in this country. We were all struggling to learn music, it might be Country, Jazz, Classical,… — Jim Sullivan
If you met my dad, I think a lot of things would be put to rest. Because my pops is a pretty silly guy. But,… — Eric San
Well, I guess my unease with that is... I'm always a little uneasy with that phrase - smooth jazz, as opposed to what? — David Sanborn
Dont clap Im not a jazz band for Christs sake. — Dylan Moran
I don't like freedom jazz - I think it's void of roots and void of foundation. — George Shearing
Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny — Frank Zappa
I think its a natural progression for bands to evolve. People say were an amalgamation of all these genres but back in the day we… — Gym Class Heroes
White people stole jazz, rock n' roll, Will Smith, and heart disease. — Tracy Morgan
I've been playing too much guitar I, I've been listening to jazz. — Nevershoutnever
We didn't get to go to the real Grammys 'cause we're distasteful: Us and the Mexican jazz bands all had to line up and get… — Motorhead
At Guildhall Id sneak into a rehearsal room, play a jazz tune by Art Tatum or something, and a professor would say, Stop playing that… — Marian McPartland
Bibidy, bom bi bom, mek, jazz go mad. Bibidy, bom bi bom, mek, house go mad. — Reel 2 Real
When I was with Andy Warhol I was dancing jazz ballet twice a day so I just wore my leotards and I knew I wasnt… — Edie Sedgwick
I play it Kool, gettin to tour just like a jazz player. Your record player ain't nothin without the funky rhyme sayer. — Kool G Rap
Friday and Saturday, we bring in bands that are well known around town. Mostly in the jazz genre. — Paul Taylor
Ome 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

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