Jazz Quote by Wadada Leo Smith

“Jazz infers a style, but creative music has a wider field and wider specification about it. We know it from people like Scott Joplin and on through Bessie Smith.” quote by Wadada Leo Smith — Download Open image

“Jazz infers a style, but creative music has a wider field and wider specification about it. We know it from people like Scott Joplin and on through Bessie Smith.”

Wadada Leo Smith

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