Jazz Quote by Robert Glasper Download Open image “Anybody who loves jazz has a little bit of snob in them.” — Robert Glasper ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Jazz Little Little bit Them Who
I used to be a jazz snob, believe it or not. I sort of turned my nose up at anything more commercial. — Norah Jones Copy Share Image
It's a mystery to me why everybody doesn't love jazz. I've never been able to figure that out. — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
A lot of jazz artists think people should like what they're doing just because it's jazz. I don't buy that. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
I've never listened to jazz. It's just not something I ever paid attention to. — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
I don't separate one era of jazz from another, because I listen to everybody... Everybody takes from everybody else and adds their own thing… — Sonny Criss Copy Share Image
The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
I try to get the hip-hop aesthetic, most times without an MC. I don't use a rapper or a DJ to give it the… — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
There is a modern take on certain things you can do that, to me, is still jazz. — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
I got into hip-hop, but I still had appreciation for all types of music, so I was trained to have an open mind and… — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
Jazz is like a big secret club. The mainstream media doesn't pay any attention to it, it's like 1 percent of the music market… — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
A lot of times, jazz musicians try to educate people. What other genre does that? — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
That's a skill that I'm proud of: to be able to be a jazz musician and go a bit crazy sometimes and other times… — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
I feel like, paying homage to an artist, it's better to do something that's inspired by them - a new work that's inspired by… — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
You can see how different artists work, from writing to recording, just from being in the studio environment with them. — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
I'm not really married to the craft of jazz - I'm married to me, and my style, and whatever I produce. — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'll write a song first and then I'm like, "Oh this person will be great on this song." But there are some artists… — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
Black people, we built America, and we gave it all of its pop culture and all of its great musical genres. — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
When you listen to someone improvise, the notes that are played are only half the story. — Hubert Laws Copy Share Image
Growing up in Iceland, it was very beautiful, very safe, but quite isolated. There was something about jazz music that had a way of… — Laufey Copy Share Image
I didn't plan on rock-n-roll. I wanted to learn jazz; I got to know some people doing rock-n-roll with jazz, and I thought I… — Robby Krieger Copy Share Image
Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director, who knew… — John Tesh Copy Share Image
Jazz is the music of the body. The breath comes through brass. It is the body's breath, and the strings' wails and moans are… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
Bruce Katz is a spectacular talent! He's a brilliant composer and arranger who uses uncommon and unique musical intelligence to redefine jazz and blues… — Larry Coryell Copy Share Image
I think we've all had enough of Coltrane saxophonists. There's a case of someone ruining a generation of saxophonists, as Louis Armstrong may have… — Paul Bley Copy Share Image
Where human eyes have never seen, where human beings have never been, I build a world of abstract dreams, and I wait for you. — Sun Ra Copy Share Image
It's bluesy, rocky jazz. I call it soul music, but it's not James Brown soul music. It comes from my soul. It comes from… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
