Activity Quote by Stephen Nachmanovitch

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

— Stan Getz

Other than conversation, no other art form can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction like Jazz.

— Stan Getz

Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.

— Duke Ellington

That's the thing about jazz: it's free flowing, it comes from your soul.

— Billy Crystal

There is something else to be said about this immediate, spontaneous way of working, and that is this: in such moments, one is playing…

— Henry Miller

Jazz voices that unvanquishable, natural will toward creaativity and self-expression, depite everything, in the here and now.

— Stephanie Mills

We all know that jazz demands a cultivation of the mind.

— Kurt Elling

Jazz is such a living art form. It happens right in the moment. You weave a story by changing certain elements and components.

— Dianne Reeves

The first thing is, jazz is one of the few things to let you know that there is a God and there is a…

— Billy Higgins

Dialogue is like jazz. Dialogue is creative.

— Sam Shepard

Jazz comes from anywhere the human being has a soul and has a heart.

— Willie Smith

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

— Nina Simone