Agree Quote by Dave Douglas

Jazz has an audience all around the globe and has had for many decades, I think speaking of the United States, let's say that…

— Sonny Rollins

The value of jazz still has to be clarified. People involve themselves with its superficialities without digging for its soul.

— Stan Getz

Jazz is not the popular culture. Jazz is in the same position in our culture as classical music. A very small minority of people…

— John Corigliano

Jazz is such a powerful cultural statement that it's almost as if it's intertwined with society.

— Tom Harrell

People think jazz music is all standards and the Great American Songbook. But it's really about the sensibility, the feel you bring to the…

— Dianne Reeves

Records and numbers are important, but there's nothing better than a lot of people being happy through our music.

— Jin

Jazz is like a big secret club. The mainstream media doesn't pay any attention to it, it's like 1 percent of the music market…

— Robert Glasper

Jazz really does try to include everything. It's always been popular music. But the wonderful thing about jazz is its willingness to take chances.

— Madeleine Peyroux

Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America.

— Renee Fleming

Jazz has to work. It has to play with the audience and with the marketplace. I think that is relevant to business.

— John Kao

The reason why the music [jazz] is important is because it's an art form-an ancient art form-that takes in the mythology of our people.

— Wynton Marsalis

For the most part, 99 percent of jazz is boring; you've heard it before. People aren't doing anything creative that's extremely modern. They tend…

— Robert Glasper