Country Quote by Sonny Rollins

As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be some jazz.

— Lee Konitz

Jazz has an audience all around the globe and has had for many decades, I think speaking of the United States, let's say that…

— Sonny Rollins

As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be Jazz.

— Lee Konitz

Jazz needs the help. It's the more sophisticated music. All the other music is on the TV, but jazz isn't.

— Billy Higgins

Jazz has to work. It has to play with the audience and with the marketplace. I think that is relevant to business.

— John Kao

My own feelings about the direction in which jazz should go are that there should be much less stress on technical exhibitionism and much…

— Booker Little

Every show with my Jazzmaster is like a new show.

— Adam Granduciel

Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America.

— Renee Fleming

Our intention is to not only attract the hardcore jazz fan, but we're doing it in such a way that it will also be…

— Ramsey Lewis

I think we as human beings need to be able to appreciate each other's differences and I think jazz really takes us in that…

— Herb Alpert

Jazz is not the popular culture. Jazz is in the same position in our culture as classical music. A very small minority of people…

— John Corigliano

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

— Tom Harrell