Actually Quote by Pat Metheny

I still love the whole history of Jazz. The old things sound better than ever.

— Steve Lacy

Whenever there's a change with Jazz & its aesthetics, it's almost always reflected with a change in the culture.

— Tom Harrell

Jazz is the continual pulsation of the now.

— Pat Martino

Everybody's not going to like jazz, let's just be honest about it. Everybody doesn't like everything. There's a disconnect in generations and some people…

— Robert Glasper

Jazz, of course, is our heritage. Jazz is a culture, it's not a fad. It's up to us to see to it that it…

— Marla Gibbs

Jazz is like wine. When it is new it's only for the experts, but when it gets older everybody wants it.

— Steve Lacy

I love jazz because it's so American; you know it's our Only Original Art Form. It just goes against the greed of corporate America…

— Bernie Sanders

For the most part, 99 percent of jazz is boring; you've heard it before. People aren't doing anything creative that's extremely modern. They tend…

— Robert Glasper

I think jazz is a bit gatekept. Personally, I think that everyone has space in them to enjoy jazz and jazz-adjacent music. It just…

— Laufey

Jazz is an art that takes decades to appreciate and understand.

— Jake Shimabukuro

Jazz was always cool. That was what I liked about jazz - it was always cool. Now I see the cats that were basically…

— Van Morrison

Jazz is an art form that depends on its antecedents, there must be respect for the people that have gone before.

— Jon Hendricks