Adaptability Quote by Doc Childre

I feel that Jazz improvisation is the ultimate. You have to create on the spot, the essence of this music.

— Sonny Rollins

Jazz music is all about performance, right? At least, to me, it's about the freedom of performance, the different inflections you do in the…

— Laufey

There are wonderful things in Jazz, the improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.

— Henri Matisse

Jazz Improvisation means that practice is not as straightforward as it would be when you simply have a score to play.

— Ahmad Jamal

Improvisation in the jazz sense - like the business sense - is not formless. It is built on a skill set. Jazz, for example,…

— John Kao

There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.

— Henri Matisse

The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts.

— Ken Burns

Flexibility is an essential part of Jazz. It's what gives Jazz music the ability to combine with all other types of music and not…

— Wynton Marsalis

Jazz is a sideways glance at music. It's like being an architect, knowing the basis of design but understanding that the facade can be…

— Melody Gardot

You're just sort of searching for this 'thing' and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. All music is imperfect, but in jazz…

— John Abercrombie

“It might seem a contradiction but... the ability to improvise requires lots of practice. Ask any jazz musician.”

— Ted Agon

Jazz is such a living art form. It happens right in the moment. You weave a story by changing certain elements and components.

— Dianne Reeves