Ifs Quote by Tom Harrell

Jazz is an idea that is more powerful than the details of its history.

— Pat Metheny

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

— Ahmad Alaadeen

The philosophy of jazz represents tolerance, teamwork and inclusion. That's what America is about. The music reflects that.

— Anonymous

Jazz comes from our way of life, and because it's our national art form, it helps us to understand who we are.

— Wynton Marsalis

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

— Nina Simone

Whenever there's a change with Jazz & its aesthetics, it's almost always reflected with a change in the culture.

— Tom Harrell

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

— Mulgrew Miller

Jazz has the power to make men forget their differences and come together... Jazz is the personification of transforming overwhelmingly negative circumstances into freedom,…

— Quincy Jones

Jazz is a very democratic musical form. It comes out of a communal experience. We take our respective instruments and collectively create a thing…

— Max Roach

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

— Jon Hendricks

I think jazz is the foundation for a lot of great musicians, and then after that, you know, it's this broad expression of things…

— Dianne Reeves

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