Art Quote by Ken Burns

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

— Henri Matisse

I feel that Jazz improvisation is the ultimate. You have to create on the spot, the essence of this music.

— Sonny Rollins

There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.

— Henri Matisse

Jazz comes from our way of life, and because it's our national art form, it helps us to understand who we are.

— Wynton Marsalis

As any jazz musician knows, it takes flexibility and adaptability for improvisation to create beauty.

— Doc Childre

The philosophy of jazz represents tolerance, teamwork and inclusion. That's what America is about. The music reflects that.

— Anonymous

“Music was just one of the tools we employed to create excitement. The jazzman’s objective, however, was solely musical: Through his improvisation, he wanted…

— Wynton Marsalis

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

“The structure of a jazz performance is, like that of the New York skyline, a tension of cross-purposes. In jazz at its characteristic best,…

— Anonymous

Jazz music is America's past and its potential, summed up and sanctified and accessible to anybody who learns to listen to, feel, and understand…

— Wynton Marsalis

Certain music, jazz in particular, has the ability to make you a better citizen of the world. It helps you expand your world view…

— Wynton Marsalis