Jazz Quote by Eldar Djangirov

I think everybody has to kind of decide what the word 'jazz' means to them, and that's fine.

— Kenny G

Well, jazz is to me, a complete lifestyle. It's bigger than a word. It's a much bigger force than just something that you can…

— Ray Brown

Just figure out what you think jazz is, and then if it fits into that category, it's jazz, and if it doesn't, it isn't.…

— Kenny G

Jazz is people's music, a collectivity.

— Steve Lacy

Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking.

— Nina Simone

Jazz is one of the few things you can do in society and express yourself freely and creatively.

— Mulgrew Miller

I don't have a definition of Jazz. You're just supposed to know it when you hear it.

— Thelonious Monk

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

— Bill Frisell

Nobody has ever been able to define Jazz satisfactorily. This is probably because anyone who was capable of doing so never really wanted to,…

— Mary Kingsley

Jazz is a word they use to sell our music, but to me that word does not exist.

— John Coltrane

Jazz is an idea that is more powerful than the details of its history.

— Pat Metheny

It's not jazz as we know jazz here in America.

— Les Paul