About Quote by Esperanza Spalding

I always hope that my music is a gateway for people to get to know jazz.

— Laufey

Jazz music is America's past and its potential, summed up and sanctified and accessible to anybody who learns to listen to, feel, and understand…

— Wynton Marsalis

I just don't know anything about jazz, really. I've never really listened to it, but I'd definitely like to discover more about it.

— Michelle Ryan

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

— Mulgrew Miller

We've played so many places where, if you asked people, 'Do you like jazz?' they would be like, 'Not at all.' But I think…

— Kamasi Washington

I'm a jazz musician, and I really wanted to not miss an opportunity to have the full connection to jazz.

— Kurt Elling

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

— Jan Hammer

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

In fact, jazz has such a great feeling and great emotional content that it really doesn't require you to have technical understanding of it.…

— Dave Holland

People want to have access to jazz because it has a vibe that's very strong.

— Kurt Elling

I grew up listening to John Coltrane and jazz, so they were subtle influences. I sometimes think about doing some kind of weird jazz…

— Kim Gordon

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