Jazz Quote by Laufey

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 and poetry both involve a structure that may be familiar and to some extent predictable. And then, you try to create as much…

— Robert Pinsky

People think jazz music is all standards and the Great American Songbook. But it's really about the sensibility, the feel you bring to the…

— Dianne Reeves

Jazz music creates so many phenomenal figures.

— Wynton Marsalis

Jazz is such a living art form. It happens right in the moment. You weave a story by changing certain elements and components.

— Dianne Reeves

Jazz really does try to include everything. It's always been popular music. But the wonderful thing about jazz is its willingness to take chances.

— Madeleine Peyroux

Jazz is a sideways glance at music. It's like being an architect, knowing the basis of design but understanding that the facade can be…

— Melody Gardot

I've sung a whole lot of jazz. It's my favorite style of music to sing. People don't realize it, because they're so accustomed to…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

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

With rock music, the amount of power that you can generate, the intensity behind the intentions of your lyrics that you can really reflect…

— Serj Tankian

The jazz rhythm won't be understood by the bulk of my audience. That's the problem. We can get away with maybe one tune a…

— George Benson

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

— Mulgrew Miller