Circles Quote by Gregory Porter

The most common misconception about me is that I'm basically a jazz singer.

— Phoebe Snow

I'm not a jazz singer.

— Boz Scaggs

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

— Thelonious Monk

Anything you are shows up in your music - jazz is whatever you are, playing yourself, being yourself, letting your thoughts come through.

— Mary Lou Williams

I've often cringed when I heard myself described as a jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a jazz vocalist.

— Cassandra Wilson

I was very adamant about not being called a jazz singer, but now I've embraced it. The way I approach music is through jazz,…

— Dee Dee Bridgewater

I cringed when I heard myself described as a Jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a Jazz vocalist.

— Cassandra Wilson

If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.

— Louis Armstrong

Some people think I'm a rock 'n' roll musician and some think I'm a jazz musician but, for me, there is no difference.

— Georgie Fame

I'm not a jazz musician, because, I mean, firstly, I can't play anything. I'm not bad on the tamborine. I have a certain way…

— Michael Buble

I wouldn't really say I'm a jazz guy, which I'm not.

— Creed Bratton

I wouldn't really call myself a Jazz singer I think it's offending to real Jazz singers to call me a Jazz singer.

— Katie Melua