Be creative Quote by John Kao

Many jazz musicians affect a misunderstood-genius air when they play, which alienates the audience and breaks down the communications of the music. A musician's…

— Gabor Szabo

I think jazz is a phenomenal creative force, because it's one man, one vote as you're playing, but it's a collective thing, what you're…

— Herb Alpert

It doesn't matter if it's jazz or not. It's about how we listen, how we interact, how we guide our attention when we're listening,…

— Vijay Iyer

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

— Mulgrew Miller

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

As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something thats never been before, the art form of jazz…

— Charlie Haden

In some ways, jazz is the most precise of art forms and the loosest in the sense that it's all about improvisation, but the…

— Damien Chazelle

As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something that's never been before, the art form of jazz…

— Charlie Haden

In my view a jazz musician is a great musician

— Michael Parkinson

Jazz is an interesting music. It's one of the few forms of music where everyone that's performing the music has a creative stake in…

— Kamasi Washington

There are wonderful things in Jazz, the improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.

— Henri Matisse