“The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.”
Miles Davis
“If some musicians put more energy into their own craft, they'd be less likely to attack the artist they have a problem with 'not being'”
Larss Vincent McKevitt
“What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man.”
Ray Charles
“The fact that young hip-hop artists are searching for the jazz roots of their music acknowledges the greatness of roots, helps a person get a sense of being grounded, of being attached, of coming from somewhere.”
Herbie Hancock
“There is the understanding of the music and culture of the area. The band has studied the idea of the jazz funeral procession and how New Orleans residents use that as a time of mourning and a celebration of life.”
Wade Presley
“If it has more than three chords, it's jazz.”
Lou Reed
“Jazz is the music of the body”
Anais Nin
