#jazz

As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something that's never been before, the art form of jazz will flourish. ↗

— Charlie Haden

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I always told the people at Cal Arts that if they wanted me to do Jazz studies, first of all, there couldn't be a big band within 500 miles and that I could do what I wanted to do. And they said I could. ↗

— Charlie Haden

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Diana Krall knocks me out. I like jazz and I like her simple approach. ↗

— Merle Haggard

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I love good rock'n'roll, blues and jazz, gospel, and a little reggae. ↗

— Jerry Hall

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My roots and Victor's are jazz, basically, but these two young fellows that we have with us come out of rock bands. And they're tremendously exciting players. ↗

— Chico Hamilton

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Growing up, I was very much interested in jazz music. ↗

— Jan Hammer

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It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz. ↗

— Herbie Hancock

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I think I was supposed to play jazz. ↗

— Herbie Hancock

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It pulled me like a magnet, jazz did, because it was a way that I could express myself. ↗