About Quote by Sonny Rollins

Europe was a very contentious subject in literature and yet jazz musicians still depended on Europe. Now it's not such a big deal.

— Darryl Pinckney

There's been this perception that Europeans still hold on to, that they discover the real talented ones in American culture and give them proper…

— Andrew Bird

Through the dark days of legalized segregation and on into the civil rights era, jazz shone as a beacon for achieving interracial respect and…

— Randy Sandke

Jazz has been the voice of freedom for so many countries over the past half century,

— Herbie Hancock

Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world.

— Ahmad Alaadeen

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

— Jon Hendricks

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

— Tom Harrell

All the jazz guys had interracial relationships, and even the ladies did. Over the years, interracial relationships have been a hip, almost defiant thing,…

— Quincy Jones

I feel albino musicians could neutralise all the racial problems.

— Sly Stone

I have always been a person who is concerned with the dignity of jazz music and the way jazz musicians have been treated and…

— Sonny Rollins

Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can't do what we do is because they're so comfortable doin' what they do.

— Miles Davis

Colorism and racism don't stop when you're a musician or when you have wealth or when you're in any given position.

— Chance The Rapper