Age Quote by Wynton Marsalis

Jazz celebrates older generations and not just the youth movement. When you 'sell' only to people of a certain age, you get cut off…

— Wynton Marsalis

Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world.

— Ahmad Alaadeen

Jazz is the greatest American art form and our greatest export. We don't pay attention to the youth of jazz, don't stoke the fires…

— Talib Kweli

Jazz is such a powerful cultural statement that it's almost as if it's intertwined with society.

— Tom Harrell

I worry more about the marketing that's taken hold since the 70s. The Jazz era, the Swing era, those were huge. Entire decades were…

— Wynton Marsalis

Jazz music is America's past and its potential, summed up and sanctified and accessible to anybody who learns to listen to, feel, and understand…

— Wynton Marsalis

Jazz is an art form that depends on its antecedents, there must be respect for the people that have gone before.

— Jon Hendricks

I think we're an inspiration to young people, to know they can be honest and not run away from influences that are not jazz.…

— Robert Glasper

Jazz came from the streets, hip-hop came from the streets. It's just a different language. It's all borne out of hard times, struggle, and…

— DJ Premier

Jazz is an art that takes decades to appreciate and understand.

— Jake Shimabukuro

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

The average age of the Jazz audience is increasing rapidly. Rapidly enough to suggest that there is no replacement among young people. Young people…

— Terry Teachout