“Jazz is a good barometer of freedom.”
Source: The Duke Ellington Reader
J Quotes
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“Jazz is a music of great achievements but speed and chops serve a different function in jazz.”
Source: Dupree Blues
“Jazz is a very accurate, curiously accurate accompaniment to 20th century America.”
“Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.”
“Jazz is a word they use to sell our music, but to me that word does not exist.”
“Jazz is about being in the moment.”
Source: Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
“Jazz is an idea that is more powerful than the details of its history.”
“Jazz is an octopus. It will take whatever it can use and it will work with it.”
“Jazz is like a telescope, and a lot of other music is like a microscope.”
“Jazz is made for elevators. It's crafted for the finest dancing spaces.”
Source: Eggs, they’re not just for breakfast
“Jazz is music made by and for people who have chosen to feel good in spite of conditions.”
“Jazz is neither specific repertoire, nor academic exercise... but a way of life.”
“Jazz is not gonna be a dinosaur and stay around in one form.”
“Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking.”