Jazz Quote by Oscar Peterson

Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just…

— Oscar Peterson

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

— Lizz Wright

The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.

— Van Morrison

Jazz is not just 'Well, man, this is what I feel like playing.' It's a very structured thing that comes down from a tradition…

— Wynton Marsalis

The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities.

— Pat Metheny

Jazz is not about getting and playing whatever notes you want. It is about reworking themes in a manner that sounds good, that can…

— John Kao

The first thing is, jazz is one of the few things to let you know that there is a God and there is a…

— Billy Higgins

Jazz can be a blank canvas full of possibilities.

— Barbara Januszkiewicz

Anyone who understands Jazz knows that you can't understand it. It's too complicated. That's what's so simple about it.

— Yogi Berra

I don't have a definition of Jazz. You're just supposed to know it when you hear it.

— Thelonious Monk

The chief trouble with jazz is that there is not enough of it; some of it we have to listen to twice.

— Don Herold

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