Able Quote by Herb Alpert

Jazz has the power to make men forget their differences and come together... Jazz is the personification of transforming overwhelmingly negative circumstances into freedom,…

— Quincy Jones

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

In times of change and uncertainty, we need the spirit of jazz more than ever before, to bring people - especially young women and…

— Irina Bokova

Jazz is such a powerful cultural statement that it's almost as if it's intertwined with society.

— Tom Harrell

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

— Nina Simone

The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit.…

— Herbie Hancock

Jazz is something that you have to feel. It's something that you have to live.

— Ray Brown

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

— Robert Glasper

Jazz is something you have to feel, something you have to live.

— Ray Brown

I think jazz is a beautiful, democratic music. It encourages musicians with very strong, and many times, very different points of view to work…

— Marcus Miller

I don't separate one era of jazz from another, because I listen to everybody... Everybody takes from everybody else and adds their own thing…

— Sonny Criss

Whenever there's a change with Jazz & its aesthetics, it's almost always reflected with a change in the culture.

— Tom Harrell