Jazz Quotes

1344 Jazz quotes by 630 unique authors

That.s what Jazz music is all about.We started the Messengers because somebody had to mind the store for jazz.No America--no Jazz. It is the only… — Art Blakey
You know, somebody mentioned that I was sort of a jazz-pop singer. And I'm thrilled that somebody would find that, at last, in my presentation,… — Melissa Manchester
Lizzy Parks. Check this out, this is brilliantShe is a fantastic jazz singer definitely one to watch from now on, she’s got a great voice… — Jamie Cullum
As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something thats never been before, the art form of jazz will… — Charlie Haden
I know I’m an African-American, and I know I play the saxophone, but I’m not a jazz musician. I’m not a classical musician, either. My… — Anthony Braxton
Is jazz a rhythm, or is it a vibration? — Anthony Braxton
The French - they like jazz, theyve been on jazz a long time. — Billy Higgins
I listened to classical guitar and Spanish guitar, as well as jazz guitar players, rock and roll and blues. All of it. I did the… — Boz Scaggs
I have a fondness for jazz, particularly for jazz singers, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald all the way through the Sinatra era. — Bob Iger
What isn’t on my iPod playlist? I have very eclectic tastes. Jazz. Classic Rock. Hip Hop. Ska. Soul. Electronica.World Music. Funk. Blues. Chamber Music. Reggaeton.… — Michele Norris
Reading to kids is to ordinary reading what jazz is to a string quartet. — Sean Wilentz
If I'm going to be a jazz player, I need to understand Miles Davis. — Ice T
If jazz has to be termed as a wave, then music is a sea, but if the reflectors in the water is the chord. — Pat Metheny
Jazz is a good barometer of freedom. — Duke Ellington
Jazz is my adventure. I'm after new chords, new ways of syncopating, new figures, new runs. How to use notes differently. That's it. Just using… — Thelonious Monk
Jazz is people's music, a collectivity. — Steve Lacy
Jazz is the language of the emotions. — Charles Mingus
Jazz is what I play for a living. — Louis Armstrong
Jazz music is an intensified feeling of nonchalance. — Francoise Sagan
Jazz was born out of the whiskey bottle, was raised on marijiana, and will expire on cocaine. — Artie Shaw
'Swing' is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a 'swing band' in… — Artie Shaw
To jazz, or not to jazz, there is no question! — Louis Armstrong
Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught. — Paul Desmond
Astronomers, like burglars and jazz musicians, operate best at night. — Miles Kington
As Eric Dolphy said 'Once you play the music, it's in the air. It's gone'. And that's true. But when you record it, it comes… — John Abercrombie

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