Ability Quote by Wynton Marsalis

Jazz is something that's constantly changing. Its sole purpose is to let people improvise, to let them solo differently each time they play. And…

— Allan Holdsworth

Jazz is all about being in the moment. Whatever the music is making you feel, jazz gives you the freedom. That's the same genesis…

— Christopher Jackson

A major component of jazz is improvisation, which forces you to stay in the moment because you never know what will be coming up.…

— John Densmore

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

— Nina Simone

Jazz is a music that is open enough to borrow from any other form of music, and has the strength to influence any other…

— Herbie Hancock

Jazz is the type of music that can absorb so many things and still be jazz.

— Sonny Rollins

Jazz has the ability to absorb & transform influences from diverse musical styles.

— Andrew S. Gilbert

Jazz music by its very nature is just a conglomerate of a lot of different kinds of music.

— David Sanborn

Jazz has the power to make men forget their differences and come together... Jazz is the personification of transforming overwhelmingly negative circumstances into freedom,…

— Quincy Jones

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

— Pat Metheny

Jazz is an interesting music. It's one of the few forms of music where everyone that's performing the music has a creative stake in…

— Kamasi Washington

Jazz is a sideways glance at music. It's like being an architect, knowing the basis of design but understanding that the facade can be…

— Melody Gardot