Admire Quote by Josh Linkner

I find as much inspiration from the forerunners of jazz as I do the modern-day innovators of jazz.

— John Scofield

I, myself, came to enjoy the players who didn't only just swing but who invented new rhythmic patterns, along with new melodic concepts. And…

— Charles Mingus

Jazz musicians have always tended to have cult followings, which is pretty wonderful.

— Dianne Reeves

My main influences have always been the classic jazz players who sang, like Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole and Jack Teagarden.

— Mose Allison

Jazz musicians, in a way, are nerds. We are so in our world.

— Jan Vogler

I've been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life.

— Kenneth Rexroth

Jazz music creates so many phenomenal figures.

— Wynton Marsalis

When you think of diversity, George Duke fits that bill better than a lot of people. He's played a lot of straight-ahead jazz with…

— Christian McBride

I look back at Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, and especially Betty Carter, whom I admire the most, and I say, OK, they set…

— Dianne Reeves

So much of what I create has been due to the influence of Miles Davis and Donald Byrd, and so many of those that…

— Herbie Hancock

Grover Washington was my main influence, and when I went to college, I started listening to more of the jazz masters like Sonny Rollins,…

— Kenny G

I would also like to mention pianists like Michel Petrucciani or Chick Сorea for whom I have great admiration in the jazz field.

— Richard Clayderman