Flow Quote by Walter Becker

Jazz is not just 'Well, man, this is what I feel like playing.' It's a very structured thing that comes down from a tradition…

— Wynton Marsalis

Jazz music is to be played sweet, soft, plenty rhythm.

— Jelly Roll Morton

Jazz comes from a tradition where it swings. Swing was the main ingredient of jazz. And once it loses the swing...well, that's it.

— Van Morrison

The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.

— Van Morrison

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 played from the heart. You can even live by it. Always love it.

— Louis Armstrong

Jazz has a lot to do with being very present. You know the structure, then you flow through it.

— Lizz Wright

I like jazz in all the ways that it is played.

— Bill Ward

Jazz of the sort we play is a happy, extroverted music. You don't have to think about it too much.

— Chris Barber

In times of change and uncertainty, we need the spirit of jazz more than ever before, to bring people - especially young women and…

— Irina Bokova

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

— Nina Simone

One of the most obvious aspects of the music to people who know jazz is: How does it feel in the swing? These are…

— Chuck Israels