Jazz Quote by Dianne Reeves

One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing.

— Herbie Hancock

I was introduced to jazz, and that's become a basic concern and passion of mine ever since.

— Nat Hentoff

I've always loved jazz.

— Rita Coolidge

Jazz was more of a tool for me to use to enhance my musicality.

— John Otto

There's a jazz influence in my music in general.

— Alexandre Desplat

Jazz is a constant theme in my life. My father is a jazz pianist, and from an early age I have been surrounded by…

— Nat Wolff

I've never aspired to make 'jazz music,' I simply aspired to make music that was in a word, self-soothing and relevant to the resonating…

— Melody Gardot

Growing up, I was very much interested in jazz music.

— Jan Hammer

I learned from my uncle that jazz, like symphony music, was built to last.

— David Amram

I find as much inspiration from the forerunners of jazz as I do the modern-day innovators of jazz.

— John Scofield

For better or for worse, I think my approach to jazz is very traditional, in one sense, but is [also] very out of fashion…

— Jose James

My dad is a big jazz fan, and that was the reason I first got into jazz.

— Damien Chazelle