American Quote by Dave Clark

Blues and jazz is our American music.

— Leslie Uggams

Jazz of the sort we play is a happy, extroverted music. You don't have to think about it too much.

— Chris Barber

As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music.

— Edgar Winter

Jazz is not just 'Well, man, this is what I feel like playing.' It's a very structured thing that comes down from a tradition…

— Wynton Marsalis

Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can't do what we do is because they're so comfortable doin' what they do.

— Miles Davis

We've got an electric organ, a sax, drums, guitar and bass guitar. We sound less like the Beatles than most of the groups.

— Dave Clark

Jazz is America's own. It is played and listened to by all peoples - in harmony together. Pigmentation differences have no place... as in…

— Norman Granz

Jazz I regard as an American folk music; not the only one, but a very powerful one which is probably in the blood and…

— George Gershwin

The philosophy of jazz represents tolerance, teamwork and inclusion. That's what America is about. The music reflects that.

— Anonymous

Jazz is played from the heart. You can even live by it. Always love it.

— Louis Armstrong

Jazz, of course, is our heritage. Jazz is a culture, it's not a fad. It's up to us to see to it that it…

— Marla Gibbs

You had many jazz musicians who lived in the United States, who had a hard time being accepted over here and had to play…

— Sonny Rollins