Aesthetics Quote by Tom Harrell

Change is always happening. That's one of the wonderful things about Jazz music.

— Maynard Ferguson

I'm aware that a lot of what is happening in jazz has not had a very dynamic change in a long time.

— Herbie Hancock

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

— Tom Harrell

It is Jazz's very nature to change, to develop & adapt to the circumstances of its environment.

— Pat Metheny

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

— Dianne Reeves

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 the continual pulsation of the now.

— Pat Martino

Jazz is like wine. When it is new it's only for the experts, but when it gets older everybody wants it.

— Steve Lacy

I think we as human beings need to be able to appreciate each other's differences and I think jazz really takes us in that…

— Herb Alpert

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

Jazz is an art that takes decades to appreciate and understand.

— Jake Shimabukuro