Jazz Quote by Henri Matisse

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

— Nina Simone

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

— Thelonious Monk

Jazz is people's music, a collectivity.

— Steve Lacy

It's always difficult to define what jazz is or what jazz isn't. To me, the only definition that I can think of is it's…

— David Sanborn

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

— Les Paul

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

— Nina Simone

Jazz is the music of the body.

— Anais Nin

Jazz comes from our way of life, and because it's our national art form, it helps us to understand who we are.

— Wynton Marsalis

Is jazz a rhythm, or is it a vibration?

— Anthony Braxton

Jazz is an interesting music. It's one of the few forms of music where everyone that's performing the music has a creative stake in…

— Kamasi Washington

Jazz is a music that really allows a person to express his deepest self, his most personal self - Africa being the primary source…

— Harold Land

Jazz music is to be played sweet, soft, plenty rhythm.

— Jelly Roll Morton