Play Jazz Quotes

14 quotes by 14 authors

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
Everybody in all countries tries to play jazz. — Thelonious Monk
As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so perfectly capture the democratic process… — Wynton Marsalis
I still play jazz, and I've always got that trumpet very handy, but I'm coming to feel the classical venues are where my main focus… — Doc Severinsen
If you play jazz, then you play with your fingers. If you're playing rock, you use a pick. There's really no rhyme or reason to… — Kevin Eubanks
I started to play Jazz music in my early teens. A boyfriend brought records over, so I listened to everything — Marian McPartland
You need better technique than I have to play jazz, but what you have to do is the same thing, isn't it? — Charlie Watts
Many people don't understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz... And that is really the idea of democracy - freedom within the… — Dave Brubeck
I'd rather play jazz, I hate rock and roll. — Ginger Baker
In order to play jazz, you have to be able to play the blues. — Robert Cray
In order for a musician to grow, he's got to pay his dues. Some musicians ask me, 'well, what do you mean? You're saying I… — Woody Shaw
I think I was supposed to play jazz. — Herbie Hancock
My mother was a jazz fanatic and she wanted me to play the piano so I could play jazz tunes. I wish I had learned… — Etta James
Rather than say I play Jazz, I simply say I play music. — Kenny Garrett

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