Decades Quote by Gary Burton

I grew up in the Great Depression, and the jazz artists and Dixieland musicians were at the core of our communications and enjoyment. They…

— Harry Belafonte

You hear about the Duke Ellingtons, the Jimmie Luncefords, and the Fletcher Hendersons, but people sometimes forget that jazz was not only built in…

— Cab Calloway

I work with many jazz artists as Miles Davis, Laughlin, etc.. One of the things all these artists had in common is that they…

— George Duke

People like Art Blakey and Buddy Rich, you look at them playing music, and it's just like looking at a heavy metal drummer. I…

— Damien Chazelle

Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.

— Tony Wilson

Jazz musicians, in a way, are nerds. We are so in our world.

— Jan Vogler

I've been a massive obsessive about jazz singers all my life.

— Eddi Reader

It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way.

— Gerry Mulligan

Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can't do what we do is because they're so comfortable doin' what they do.

— Miles Davis

The lion's share of what I hear right now are people who, intentional or accidental, have avoided all jazz prior to 1960. And all…

— Branford Marsalis

I can imagine an utter hatred for the jazz avant-garde.

— Matthew Shipp

It's a weird thing where, especially in jazz, you have to totally mention cutting sessions and people one-upping each other and people being super,…

— Damien Chazelle