The day of the great jazz improviser who doesn't know how to read music is over.

Quote by Maynard Ferguson

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Change is always happening. That's one of the wonderful things about jazz music.

Change is always happening. That's one of the wonderful things about jazz music.

What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in...

What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in...

A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.

A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age

Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That...

Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That...

Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has...

Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has...

Jazz was uplifted by what I did.

Jazz was uplifted by what I did.

Jazz is the music of the body

Jazz is the music of the body

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.

The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.

Though the Jazz Age continued, it became less and less of an affair of youth....

Though the Jazz Age continued, it became less and less of an affair of youth....

Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny

Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny

If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.

If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age.

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age.

Eclecticism is the word. Like a jazz musician who creates his own style out of...

Eclecticism is the word. Like a jazz musician who creates his own style out of...

Dont clap Im not a jazz band for Christs sake.

Dont clap Im not a jazz band for Christs sake.

Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we...

Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we...