Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music. Nina Simone blackclassicaldefine Change image and share on social
Jazz is about freedom within discipline. Usually a dictatorship like in Russia and Germany will prevent jazz from being played because it just seemed to represent freedom, democracy and the United States. Dave Brubeck democracydictatorshipdiscipline share on social
Jazz is all about improvisation and it's about the moment in time, doing it this way now, and you'll never do it this way twice. I've studied the masters. Why would I want to play ball after the guys who sit on a bench? I want to play like Michael Jordan. Brian McKnight ballbenchguy share on social
Jazz is an art that takes decades to appreciate and understand. Jake Shimabukuro artdecadejazz Change image and share on social
Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn't have a damn thing to do with Africa. Art Blakey africaamericaamerican share on social
Jazz is letting everybody do his or her thing with the music. Percy Heath jazzletmusic Change image and share on social
Jazz is like a big secret club. The mainstream media doesn't pay any attention to it; it's, like, 1 percent of the music market - no one cares. Why? Because the majority of jazz is old. Robert Glasper attentionbigcare Change image and share on social
Jazz is like wine. When it is new, it is only for the experts, but when it gets older, everybody wants it. Steve Lacy expertjazzold Change image and share on social
Jazz is more raw than punk in a lot of ways. It's so expressive. A lot of people say to me, especially older people, 'It took me ages to get into jazz.' King Krule ageexpressivejazz Change image and share on social
