Doing things Quote by Herbie Hancock

Jazz is something that's constantly changing. Its sole purpose is to let people improvise, to let them solo differently each time they play. And…

— Allan Holdsworth

What I love about jazz is that it's full of legends, full of myths. It's an oral history because it started in New Orleans…

— Damien Chazelle

I just don't know anything about jazz, really. I've never really listened to it, but I'd definitely like to discover more about it.

— Michelle Ryan

Jazz is really about the human experience. It’s about the ability of human beings to take the worst of circumstances and struggles and turn…

— Herbie Hancock

Jazz was more of a tool for me to use to enhance my musicality.

— John Otto

I like jazz in all the ways that it is played.

— Bill Ward

I've always loved jazz.

— Rita Coolidge

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

One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out of the…

— Herbie Hancock

Jazz was always cool. That was what I liked about jazz - it was always cool. Now I see the cats that were basically…

— Van Morrison

I missed jazz, kind of. And by the time I came to it in life, it was too intimidating to enjoy thoroughly.

— Warren Zevon

I love jazz because it's so American; you know it's our Only Original Art Form. It just goes against the greed of corporate America…

— Bernie Sanders