Best Quote by Miller Williams

I find that jazz loosens up the deep place of my mind, lets me find my own strange rhythms. Generally, I find the knottier…

— Paul Lynch

The reason why the music [jazz] is important is because it's an art form-an ancient art form-that takes in the mythology of our people.

— Wynton Marsalis

Jazz doesn't have much to do with how I write songs, but I am a big fan. My favorites are Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal,…

— Timothy B. Schmit

It doesn't matter if it's jazz or not. It's about how we listen, how we interact, how we guide our attention when we're listening,…

— Vijay Iyer

I would not describe myself as an avid jazz fan and I am not a jazz musician myself. However, that is not to say…

— Nat Wolff

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

Jazz is a part of me.

— Kamasi Washington

Jazz is a big thing with me. It's a very big passion of mine, to play it. I'm an amateur musician and I love…

— Woody Allen

I prefer music where melody, harmony and rhythm come together and no one element overshadows the other. Jazz at its best is a democracy…

— Jimmy Heath

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

— Mulgrew Miller

I think jazz is a phenomenal creative force, because it's one man, one vote as you're playing, but it's a collective thing, what you're…

— Herb Alpert