Baby Quote by Etta James

The chief trouble with jazz is that there is not enough of it; some of it we have to listen to twice.

— Don Herold

After I exhausted the blues thing, I got into jazz.

— Robert Quine

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

— Nina Simone

The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.

— Van Morrison

Jazz isn't what you do; it's how you do it.

— Fats Waller

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

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

— Robert Glasper

Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That simple.

— Keith Jarrett

Jazz needs the help. It's the more sophisticated music. All the other music is on the TV, but jazz isn't.

— Billy Higgins

Jazz is all about being in the moment. Whatever the music is making you feel, jazz gives you the freedom. That's the same genesis…

— Christopher Jackson

Jazz is not background music. You must concentrate in order to get the most out of it. You must absorb it.

— Horace Silver

I've never listened to jazz. It's just not something I ever paid attention to.

— Oprah Winfrey