Better Quote by Kurt Elling

Jazz voices that unvanquishable, natural will toward creaativity and self-expression, depite everything, in the here and now.

— Stephanie Mills

The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities.

— Pat Metheny

Jazz music creates so many phenomenal figures.

— Wynton Marsalis

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

— Henri Matisse

I've been a massive obsessive about jazz singers all my life.

— Eddi Reader

I've often cringed when I heard myself described as a jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a jazz vocalist.

— Cassandra Wilson

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

I wouldn't really call myself a Jazz singer I think it's offending to real Jazz singers to call me a Jazz singer.

— Katie Melua

I cringed when I heard myself described as a Jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a Jazz vocalist.

— Cassandra Wilson

That's the thing: There are so many art songs in jazz. It's a much more rich experience for the singer than people think.

— Kurt Elling

Jazz, like leadership, combines the unpredictability of the future with the gifts of individuals.

— Max De Pree

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

— Henri Matisse