Alleys Quote by Duke Ellington

Jazz is a state of mind. There's no boundaries.

— Robert Glasper

Jazz is like the universe: it's been expanding since its creation and it's connected to everything.

— Jonathan Batiste

Nobody knows where jazz is going, because nobody has ever known where jazz was going. I mean, you couldn't possibly predict the Swing Era…

— Gary Giddins

Jazz can be a blank canvas full of possibilities.

— Barbara Januszkiewicz

I don't know where jazz is going. Maybe it's going to hell. You can't make anything go anywhere. It just happens.

— Thelonious Monk

I think jazz is a bit gatekept. Personally, I think that everyone has space in them to enjoy jazz and jazz-adjacent music. It just…

— Laufey

One of the greatest attributes of jazz, I think, is that it is that open.

— Herbie Hancock

To me, jazz is a place where anything is possible.

— Bill Frisell

As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be Jazz.

— Lee Konitz

My own feelings about the direction in which jazz should go are that there should be much less stress on technical exhibitionism and much…

— Booker Little

I don't separate one era of jazz from another, because I listen to everybody... Everybody takes from everybody else and adds their own thing…

— Sonny Criss

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