Art Quote by Talib Kweli

I love jazz because it's so American; you know it's our Only Original Art Form. It just goes against the greed of corporate America…

— Bernie Sanders

I think we're an inspiration to young people, to know they can be honest and not run away from influences that are not jazz.…

— Robert Glasper

Of course we've lost so many superstars who've made jazz what it is. We've lost so many musicians who created new things and changed…

— George Benson

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

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

I was really trying to sell to people who hate jazz: to make a case for the art form as youthful and energetic, not…

— Damien Chazelle

The average age of the Jazz audience is increasing rapidly. Rapidly enough to suggest that there is no replacement among young people. Young people…

— Terry Teachout

Jazz, of course, is our heritage. Jazz is a culture, it's not a fad. It's up to us to see to it that it…

— Marla Gibbs

I think jazz is actually quite unforgiving in its disdain for nostalgia. It demands creativity and change at its highest level.

— Pat Metheny

Jazz is like a big secret club. The mainstream media doesn't pay any attention to it, it's like 1 percent of the music market…

— Robert Glasper

For the most part, 99 percent of jazz is boring; you've heard it before. People aren't doing anything creative that's extremely modern. They tend…

— Robert Glasper

I worry more about the marketing that's taken hold since the 70s. The Jazz era, the Swing era, those were huge. Entire decades were…

— Wynton Marsalis