“Jazz is a music that is open enough to borrow from any other form of music, and has the strength to influence any other form of music.”
Herbie Hancock
“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
“If it wasn't for [pimps, prostitutes, hustlers, gangsters, and gamblers] there wouldn't be no jazz! They supported the club owners who bought the music. It wasn't the middle-class people who said "Let's go hear Charlie Parker tonight."”
Betty Carter
“Jazz is the music of the body”
Anais Nin
“If it has more than three chords, it's jazz.”
Lou Reed
“Jazz tickles your muscles, symphonies stretch your soul”
Paul Whiteman
“There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.”
Henri Matisse
