Inspiration Quote by Herbie Hancock

Jazz is about being in the moment.

— Herbie Hancock

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

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

— Nina Simone

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

Jazz music is America's past and its potential, summed up and sanctified and accessible to anybody who learns to listen to, feel, and understand…

— Wynton Marsalis

Jazz is a sideways glance at music. It's like being an architect, knowing the basis of design but understanding that the facade can be…

— Melody Gardot

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

— Henri Matisse

Jazz is such a living art form. It happens right in the moment. You weave a story by changing certain elements and components.

— Dianne Reeves

Jazz music is a language of the emotions.

— Charles Mingus

Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people.

— Dexter Gordon

“And the thing about jazz, through all the business involved in practicing and improvement, it's always sweet: the improvement that you notice in the…

— Wynton Marsalis

The jazz musician’s function is to feel,

— Lennie Tristano