Atlantic Quote by Joseph Jarman

Many people forget that Jazz, no matter what form it takes, must come from the heart as well as the mind.

— Mary Lou Williams

Jazz music creates so many phenomenal figures.

— Wynton Marsalis

“In a society of increasingly mass-produced, assembly-line entertainment, where every individual is treated like an empty pitcher to be filled from above, jazz retains…

— Marshall Stearns

Jazz is the result of the energy stored up in America.

— George Gershwin

At a time when individualism is becoming an endangered species, jazz represents a celebration of the individual.

— Ellis Marsalis, Jr

We all know that jazz demands a cultivation of the mind.

— Kurt Elling

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

— Madeleine Peyroux

Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world.

— Ahmad Alaadeen

Jazz music is the power of now.

— Wynton Marsalis

The fact that the jazz and classical worlds seem to struggle with the idea of an artist being both commercially successful and musically interesting…

— Laufey

Jazz can be a blank canvas full of possibilities.

— Barbara Januszkiewicz

Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.

— Duke Ellington