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Most Famous Jazz Quotes of All Time!

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It's sort of what jazz would be if it stopped being snobby and what rock would be if it stopped being stupid.

Quotes by Andy Partridge

All the folks I play with come from jazz backgrounds or at least appreciate spontaneity within the parameters of a pop song.

Quotes by Andrew Bird

I found that jazz musicians, possibly more than their classical counterparts, wear long-standing friendships easily and gracefully.

Quotes by Andre Previn

I don't ever consciously change gears when I play jazz or classical. It's all music.

Quotes by Andre Previn

Tony Bennett is an iconic jazz legend.

Quotes by Andra Day

Musically, I try not to box things in. I try to just play around this spectrum of influences: soul, jazz, and hip-hop.

Quotes by Andra Day

Listening to the stories told in jazz music and how those artists expressed their truths about the times and what they were dealing with is what struck me the most.

Quotes by Andra Day

I flow between modern and traditional jazz, between samba and choro - all maybe in a week's time.

Quotes by Anat Cohen

The clarinet is not so dominant in Israeli music as it is in klezmer. I heard klezmer when I was growing up, but for some reason I avoided it. I listened to Louis Armstrong instead. But the sense of melody...

Quotes by Anat Cohen

Well I went to New Orleans to cover the jazz festival for Trio, it's this new arts channel, it's really great.

Quotes by Amy Sedaris

I would say that jazz is my own language.

Quotes by Amy Winehouse

I always liked jazz. And my people liked the old blues, race records and the doo-wop and all that.

Quotes by Amiri Baraka

As a lover of both hip-hop and jazz, I feel like much of the latter community still doesn't truly embrace hip-hop as a musical extension.

Quotes by Amanda Seales

Jazz does what it wants to, and so does The Wu.

Quotes by Amanda Seales

I've played with jazz and toyed with it when I used to live near the St. Nicholas Pub in Harlem.

Quotes by Amanda Seales

There's an ecstatic side to writing. It's like jazz. It just has a life.

Quotes by Alice Walker

Blues and jazz pulled me away from what was left of my family.

Quotes by Alexis Korner

I was considered as a jazz man rather than as a blues player. There were no blues players-you played one sort of jazz of another sort of jazz.

Quotes by Alexis Korner

Growing up, I listened to a lot of jazz and blues records - John Coltrane and Etta James. I was also really into Radiohead and the BeeGees.

Quotes by Alex Clare

A jazz tune, melody, or composition is usually based on either a traditional twelve-bar, eight-bar, or four-bar blues chorus or on the thirty-two-bar chorus of the American popular song.

Quotes by Albert Murray

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection of "jazz" quotes cover?
It ranges from a late, intimidated introduction to jazz, to a frank admission of not being a big fan, an eclectic listening habit, and a simple statement of musical identity.
Does a quote describe coming to jazz late?
Yes: "I missed jazz, kind of. And by the time I came to it in life, it was too intimidating to enjoy thoroughly."
Is there a quote admitting to not liking jazz much?
Yes: "I'm not a big jazz fan."
Does a quote describe a mix of musical tastes?
Yes: "I listen to a mixture of old jazz, contemporary, pop, some world beat stuff and various odds and ends."
Is there a simple, direct statement about jazz?
Yes: "My music is jazz." See the Blues collection for a related genre.

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