Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also. Yo-Yo Ma classicalcomposerforce Change image and share on social
Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music. Herbie Hancock borrowgenrejazz Change image and share on social
Jazz in itself is not struggling. That is, the music itself is not struggling... It's the attitude that's in trouble. My plays insist that we should not forget or toss away our history. August Wilson attitudeforgethistory Change image and share on social
Jazz in the 1920s and '30s was dance music, teenage music for parties, for being wild and young. There's this punk feeling I really love. It was something so radical and different and new and not codified. People didn't have a definition of what they were doing. Cecile McLorin Salvant 1920s30scodify share on social
Jazz is a constant theme in my life. My father is a jazz pianist, and from an early age I have been surrounded by it. Nat Wolff ageconstantearly Change image and share on social
Jazz is a hard music, and you have to really work hard and also have fun performing; that's the most important thing. Joey Alexander funhardimportant Change image and share on social
Jazz is a music of great achievements but speed and chops serve a different function in jazz. Marc Ribot achievementchopfunction Change image and share on social
Jazz is a very accurate, curiously accurate accompaniment to 20th century America. Ken Burns 20thaccompanimentaccurate Change image and share on social
Jazz is a very democratic musical form. It comes out of a communal experience. We take our respective instruments and collectively create a thing of beauty. Max Roach beautycollectivelycommunal Change image and share on social
Jazz is a way of life, and you have to learn about it on the street, so to speak. But the training comes in by giving you the tools to work with. Paul Horn givejazzlearn Change image and share on social
