Art Quote by Herbie Hancock

My foundation is jazz. I do all the things jazz musicians do.

— Dianne Reeves

I suppose technically I could say I'm based in jazz, just because it's the school of thought that I've been encouraging myself to operate…

— Jacob Collier

I don't think I've ever been true to jazz. There's always a kind of jazz element to what I do. There are a very…

— Jamie Cullum

I'm not a jazz artist. Don't get me wrong now, it's all music to me. I just played music and if it's likeable, someone…

— Pharoah Sanders

I was going to say is that I come from a rock background, but also I was super interested in jazz for a long…

— Jherek Bischoff

If I have to be considered any type of jazz artist, it would be New Orleans jazz because New Orleans jazz never forgot that…

— Trombone Shorty

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 always felt of myself as a composer, performer, improviser. I've never called myself a jazz man. I make art.

— Wadada Leo Smith

I've been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life.

— Kenneth Rexroth

I really love jazz, but I will never be a jazz musician as much as I dream. But, I think that the jazz music…

— Laura Mvula

Jazz is a constant theme in my life. My father is a jazz pianist, and from an early age I have been surrounded by…

— Nat Wolff

I think jazz is the foundation for a lot of great musicians, and then after that, you know, it's this broad expression of things…

— Dianne Reeves