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Most Famous Jazz Quotes of All Time!

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Jazz is a very accurate, curiously accurate accompaniment to 20th century America.

Quotes by Ken Burns

The stories from 1975 on are not finished and there is no resolve. I could spend 50 hours on the last 25 years of jazz and still not do it justice.

Quotes by Ken Burns

I can dance. I like hip hop and stuff and jazz movements, but I'm horrible in ballet. I tried.

Quotes by Keke Palmer

Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That simple.

Quotes by Keith Jarrett

If I'm not a jazz player all the time, I've at least been cued in to what I do by jazz.

Quotes by Keith Jarrett

After Stalin died, the Soviet Union began inching toward the world again. The ban on jazz was lifted. Ernest Hemingway was published; the Pushkin Museum in Moscow hosted an exhibit of the works of Picasso.

Quotes by Keith Gessen

Jazz is progressive, and it's alive.

Quotes by Kat Edmonson

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

Quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Jazz is not the format where I want to stay, but it really is a starting point for me.

Quotes by Justin Guarini

I've got a lot of friends with whom I discuss jazz.

Quotes by Julian Barratt

Most people don't know that Congo Square was originally a Muscogee ceremonial ground... in New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz.

Quotes by Joy Harjo

The radio is playing jazz, and I listen to the sound of the trumpet playing a solo until I become that sound.

Quotes by Joy Harjo

Kind of the sad thing is that - it's still true - a lot of jazz people just listen to jazz, and a lot of hip-hop people just listen to hip-hop, and there's not a lot of crossover, unfortunately.

Quotes by Jose James

When it's all said and done, jazz with a capital J is where I'm coming from. Dexter Gordon, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk - that's what I really studied when I was a teenager and what really...

Quotes by Jose James

I suppose subconsciously I was thinking in terms of having the scale of it matching the scale of the images. Hence the sort of string quartet, jazz band and electronic stuff.

Quotes by Jonny Greenwood

I have a bachelor's and a master's in jazz.

Quotes by Jon Secada

Free form jazz means absolutely nothing to me. Because there are no boundaries.

Quotes by Jon Lord

I never liked blues and I really didn't like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry.

Quotes by Johnny Ramone

I think jazz is a wonderful learning tool.

Quotes by John Otto

Jazz was more of a tool for me to use to enhance my musicality.

Quotes by John Otto

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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