Alive Quote by Toots Thielemans

Jazz is very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians playing Jazz music.

— Toots Thielemans

I still love the whole history of Jazz. The old things sound better than ever.

— Steve Lacy

Jazz is progressive, and it's alive.

— Kat Edmonson

I still find it hard to believe that the whole era of jazz is over.

— Sam Shepard

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 continual pulsation of the now.

— Pat Martino

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

— Tony Wilson

Jazz music is the power of now.

— Wynton Marsalis

Jazz to me is a living music.

— Dexter Gordon

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

We're having a hard time understanding where jazz is going. What happened to jazz?

— Ken Burns