Jazz Quote by Ryuichi Sakamoto

It's not jazz as we know jazz here in America.

— Les Paul

The main thing about the word jazz, is that it's very limiting to what people are doing.

— Eldar Djangirov

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

— Mulgrew Miller

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

— Tom Harrell

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

— Pat Metheny

Jazz isn't what you do; it's how you do it.

— Fats Waller

It's a mystery to me why everybody doesn't love jazz. I've never been able to figure that out.

— Walter Becker

To me, jazz is a place where anything is possible.

— Bill Frisell

Jazz is what I play for a living.

— Louis Armstrong

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

Too many jazz pianists limit themselves to a personal style, a trademark, so to speak. They confine themselves to one type of playing.

— Oscar Peterson

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