Achievement Quote by Wynton Marsalis

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 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

I think jazz is the foundation for a lot of great musicians, and then after that, you know, it's this broad expression of things…

— Dianne Reeves

Jazz is really about the human experience. It’s about the ability of human beings to take the worst of circumstances and struggles and turn…

— Herbie Hancock

The reason why the music [jazz] is important is because it's an art form-an ancient art form-that takes in the mythology of our people.

— Wynton Marsalis

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 the favorite music [of America]. It is a type of music invented by [American] Blacks to please their primitive tendencies and desire…

— Sayyid Qutb

One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out of the…

— Herbie Hancock

Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people.

— Dexter Gordon

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

Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America.

— Renee Fleming