Alive Quote by Toots Thielemans

Today jazz is still very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians.

— Toots Thielemans

Jazz isn't dead yet. It's the underpinning of everything in this country. Whether it's a Broadway show, or fusion, or right on through classical…

— Dave Brubeck

Jazz is progressive, and it's alive.

— Kat Edmonson

Jazz to me is a living music.

— Dexter Gordon

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

Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.

— Tony Wilson

Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people.

— Dexter Gordon

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

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

You can't just say jazz is dead.

— Statik Selektah

Jazz music is the power of now.

— Wynton Marsalis

Jazz music will continue to thrive, possibly in unexpected ways.

— Pat Metheny