Jazz Quote by J. J. Johnson Download Open image “Jazz is restless. It won't stay put & it never will.” — J. J. Johnson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Jazz Restless
I don't know where jazz is going. Maybe it's going to hell. You can't make anything go anywhere. It just happens. — Thelonious Monk Copy Share Image
I'm aware that a lot of what is happening in jazz has not had a very dynamic change in a long time. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That simple. — Keith Jarrett Copy Share Image
We're having a hard time understanding where jazz is going. What happened to jazz? — Ken Burns Copy Share Image
Jazz is something that you have to feel. It's something that you have to live. — Ray Brown Copy Share Image
Y'know, I don't like jazz much. I'll put it on once in a while and listen, and I'll appreciate it. — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
There are no black film composers doing the likes of Star Wars, doing the likes of E.T., doing the likes of Jurassic Park. There… — J. J. Johnson Copy Share Image
Sometimes you need to stand with your nose to the window and have a good look at jazz. And I've done that on many… — J. J. Johnson Copy Share Image
In those days before hearing Charlie Parker and Dizzy, and before learning of the so-called bebop era--by the way, I have some thoughts about… — J. J. Johnson Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to occasionally break out of that racist situation that prevails in the Hollywood film production community. But it was racist… — J. J. Johnson Copy Share Image
When you listen to someone improvise, the notes that are played are only half the story. — Hubert Laws Copy Share Image
Growing up in Iceland, it was very beautiful, very safe, but quite isolated. There was something about jazz music that had a way of… — Laufey Copy Share Image
I didn't plan on rock-n-roll. I wanted to learn jazz; I got to know some people doing rock-n-roll with jazz, and I thought I… — Robby Krieger Copy Share Image
Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director, who knew… — John Tesh Copy Share Image
Jazz is the music of the body. The breath comes through brass. It is the body's breath, and the strings' wails and moans are… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
Bruce Katz is a spectacular talent! He's a brilliant composer and arranger who uses uncommon and unique musical intelligence to redefine jazz and blues… — Larry Coryell Copy Share Image
I think we've all had enough of Coltrane saxophonists. There's a case of someone ruining a generation of saxophonists, as Louis Armstrong may have… — Paul Bley Copy Share Image
Where human eyes have never seen, where human beings have never been, I build a world of abstract dreams, and I wait for you. — Sun Ra Copy Share Image
It's bluesy, rocky jazz. I call it soul music, but it's not James Brown soul music. It comes from my soul. It comes from… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
