Interaction Quote by Stan Getz

As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction.

— Stan Getz

There are wonderful things in Jazz, the improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.

— Henri Matisse

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

— Tom Harrell

The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.

— Van Morrison

There's so much spirit of integration and democracy in jazz.

— Wynton Marsalis

Jazz exemplifies artistic activity that is at once individual and communal, performance that is both repetitive and innovative, each participant sometimes providing background support…

— Mary Catherine Bateson

Jazz is all about that. It's bending things and breaking away from what's on the page and improvising.

— Laufey

Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking.

— Nina Simone

Jazz is really about the human experience. It’s about the ability of human beings to take the worst of circumstances and struggles and turn…

— Herbie Hancock

Jazz onstage is a very intimate exchange between everybody that's onstage.

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Mulgrew Miller

Jazz is people's music, a collectivity.

— Steve Lacy