Audience Quote by John Kao

Jazz really does try to include everything. It's always been popular music. But the wonderful thing about jazz is its willingness to take chances.

— Madeleine Peyroux

As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be Jazz.

— Lee Konitz

The wonderful thing about Jazz is its willingness to take chances.

— Madeleine Peyroux

As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be some jazz.

— Lee Konitz

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

— Tom Harrell

The value of jazz still has to be clarified. People involve themselves with its superficialities without digging for its soul.

— Stan Getz

Jazz is like a big secret club. The mainstream media doesn't pay any attention to it, it's like 1 percent of the music market…

— Robert Glasper

Jazz needs the help. It's the more sophisticated music. All the other music is on the TV, but jazz isn't.

— Billy Higgins

The main thing about the word jazz, is that it's very limiting to what people are doing.

— Eldar Djangirov

To me, jazz is a place where anything is possible.

— Bill Frisell

Jazz is one of the few things you can do in society and express yourself freely and creatively.

— Mulgrew Miller

Jazz is an idea that is more powerful than the details of its history.

— Pat Metheny