Playing Jazz Quotes

16 quotes by 14 authors

• I hate Stanley Clark, but I have to admit he's playing Jazz whether I like it or not. — Lester Bangs
• The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz. — John Lewis
• It doesn't matter if people are playing jazz or writing poetry. If they want to be successful, they need to learn how to persist and… — Jonah Lehrer
• Switch to piano! No. Really, if you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice. Of course,… — Stan Getz
• I started playing jazz by slowing down Tal Farlow records and analyzing his runs — Lenny Breau
• Who knows ... we'll be playing Jazz and having a good time! — Art Blakey
• Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
• I was in college, but I got kicked out. It was a very free school, but I created a "bad impression." Like I was a… — Steve Winwood
• I started off with classical music, and I got into jazz when I was about 14 years old. And I've been playing jazz ever since. — Herbie Hancock
• Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he starts playing jazz… — B B King
• If you're making money people don't think you're playing Jazz. When you're not making money they think you're a great Jazz musician. — Pete Fountain
• Just because I'm playing Jazz I don't forget about me. I play or write me the way I feel through Jazz. — Charles Mingus
• Jazz is very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians playing Jazz music. — Toots Thielemans
• Around age 11 or 12, I started playing jazz bass. From there, I went to electric bass and then guitar, which I kept up for… — Joshua Roman
• As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction. — Stan Getz
• You know, it's funny... when you're making money, people don't think you're playing jazz. Now when you're not making money, people think that you're a… — Pete Fountain

Who Wrote These Playing Jazz Quotes

14 authors contributed a total of 16 Playing Jazz Quotes as follows:

• 2 Playing Jazz Quotes by Stan Getz
• 2 Playing Jazz Quotes by Pete Fountain
• 1 Playing Jazz Quote by Lester Bangs
• 1 Playing Jazz Quote by John Lewis
• 1 Playing Jazz Quote by Jonah Lehrer
• 1 Playing Jazz Quote by Lenny Breau
• 1 Playing Jazz Quote by Art Blakey
• 1 Playing Jazz Quote by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
• 1 Playing Jazz Quote by Steve Winwood
• 1 Playing Jazz Quote by Herbie Hancock
• 1 Playing Jazz Quote by B B King
• 1 Playing Jazz Quote by Charles Mingus
• 1 Playing Jazz Quote by Toots Thielemans
• 1 Playing Jazz Quote by Joshua Roman