Abandon Quote by Marshall Allman

The further jazz moves away from the stark blue continuum and the collective realities of Afro-American and American life, the more it moves into…

— Amiri Baraka

Blues and jazz is our American music.

— Leslie Uggams

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

— Anonymous

Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world.

— Ahmad Alaadeen

Blues and jazz are such a root to music.

— Donovan

What I came back to is that jazz is a music to be played and not to be intellectualized on.

— Gerry Mulligan

As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music.

— Edgar Winter

Truth of the matter is, jazz is American music. And that doesn't mean bebop. Jazz is really about improvising. All the music that's been…

— Jaimoe

Jazz is such a powerful cultural statement that it's almost as if it's intertwined with society.

— Tom Harrell

Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he starts playing…

— B. B. King

A lot of people in the jazz community are looking at how much notoriety we're getting. And we're an inspiration to a lot of…

— Robert Glasper

Jazz is America's own. It is played and listened to by all peoples - in harmony together. Pigmentation differences have no place... as in…

— Norman Granz