Communicate Quote by Kamasi Washington

We've played so many places where, if you asked people, 'Do you like jazz?' they would be like, 'Not at all.' But I think…

— Kamasi Washington

In fact, jazz has such a great feeling and great emotional content that it really doesn't require you to have technical understanding of it.…

— Dave Holland

Anything you are shows up in your music - jazz is whatever you are, playing yourself, being yourself, letting your thoughts come through.

— Mary Lou Williams

Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking.

— Nina Simone

I'm not a jazz artist. Don't get me wrong now, it's all music to me. I just played music and if it's likeable, someone…

— Pharoah Sanders

Everybody's not going to like jazz, let's just be honest about it. Everybody doesn't like everything. There's a disconnect in generations and some people…

— Robert Glasper

I don't think I've ever been true to jazz. There's always a kind of jazz element to what I do. There are a very…

— Jamie Cullum

If I am playing any music at all it is jazz music.

— Ginger Baker

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

— Mulgrew Miller

I really love jazz, but I will never be a jazz musician as much as I dream. But, I think that the jazz music…

— Laura Mvula

Jazz is really about the human experience. It’s about the ability of human beings to take the worst of circumstances and struggles and turn…

— Herbie Hancock

I always hope that my music is a gateway for people to get to know jazz.

— Laufey