Individual Quote by Max De Pree

Jazz has the power to make men forget their differences and come together... Jazz is the personification of transforming overwhelmingly negative circumstances into freedom,…

— Quincy Jones

Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.

— Duke Ellington

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

— Tom Harrell

Jazz is an idea that is more powerful than the details of its history.

— Pat Metheny

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

— Mulgrew Miller

In times of change and uncertainty, we need the spirit of jazz more than ever before, to bring people - especially young women and…

— Irina Bokova

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

If America has a future, Jazz has a future. The two are inseparable.

— George Russell

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

Jazz is people's music, a collectivity.

— Steve Lacy

There's so much spirit of integration and democracy in jazz.

— Wynton Marsalis

Jazz has a lot to do with being very present. You know the structure, then you flow through it.

— Lizz Wright