Communication Quote by Lizz Wright

The only element of jazz that I keep is improvisation.

— Jan Garbarek

If you go back to the roots of jazz, it was all about COLLECTIVE improvisation.

— Henry Threadgill

A major component of jazz is improvisation, which forces you to stay in the moment because you never know what will be coming up.…

— John Densmore

I started out playing traditional jazz, and I still do: I love standards, I love the music. But it must move on, and it…

— Robert Glasper

Jazz is a constant theme in my life. My father is a jazz pianist, and from an early age I have been surrounded by…

— Nat Wolff

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

I don't separate one era of jazz from another, because I listen to everybody... Everybody takes from everybody else and adds their own thing…

— Sonny Criss

Jazz is something that's constantly changing. Its sole purpose is to let people improvise, to let them solo differently each time they play. And…

— Allan Holdsworth

For better or for worse, I think my approach to jazz is very traditional, in one sense, but is [also] very out of fashion…

— Jose James

Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.

— Tony Wilson

I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician.

— Dave Van Ronk

I've always loved jazz.

— Rita Coolidge