Jazzer Index
Welcome to the Jazz Quotes section of the site. As a jazz musician myself, I think it’s a shame that there is no good, definitive collection of notable quotes by everyone’s favorite musicians. So I’ve begun collecting quotes from different books I have and from across the internet. Below you’ll see the quotes organized by musician, and the number next to each name is how many quotes I have so far for that person. If you have a quote you’d like to submit, it’s as easy as the form at the bottom of every page in this section. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know.
- Art Blakey (5)
- Art Tatum (5)
- Artie Shaw (7)
- Benny Green (2)
- Bill Russo (1)
- Bill Evans (18)
- Billie Holiday (8)
- Bobby McFerrin (1)
- Brad Mehldau (1)
- Branford Marsalis (1)
- Cannonball Adderley (1)
- Cecil Taylor (1)
- Charles Mingus (16)
- Charlie Barnet (1)
- Charlie Parker (4)
- Chaz Timberland (1)
- Chet Baker (1)
- Clark Terry (1)
- Coleman Hawkins (2)
- Count Basie (4)
- Dave Liebman (1)
- Dave Kikoski (2)
- David Dean (1)
- Dizzy Gillespie (6)
- Duke Ellington (19)
- Eddie Condon (7)
- Eddie Harris (2)
- Ella Fitzgerald (9)
- Ellis Marsalis (2)
- Elvin Jones (2)
- Eric Dolphy (1)
- Fats Waller (3)
- Frank Zappa (1)
- George Gershwin (2)
- Georgina Born (1)
- Gerry Mulligan (1)
- Herbie Hancock (3)
- Horace Silver (1)
- Hunter Thompson (1)
- J. Bernlef? (1)
- Jaco Pastorius (4)
- Jay McShann (1)
- Jelly Roll Morton (1)
- John McNiel (1)
- John Coltrane (8)
- Johnny Griffin (1)
- Keith Jarrett (3)
- Kenny Garrett (1)
- Lester Young (2)
- Lionel Hampton (1)
- Louis Armstrong (18)
- Maceo Parker (1)
- Max Roach (1)
- Miles Davis (26)
- Ornette Coleman (3)
- Oscar Peterson (8)
- Oscar Moore (1)
- Pat Metheny (1)
- Pat Methany (8)
- Paul Desmond (9)
- Pepper Adams (2)
- Roland Kirk (3)
- Sonny Rollins (1)
- Stan Getz (4)
- Stan Kenton (1)
- Steve Lacy (3)
- Steve Coleman (1)
- Sun Ra (3)
- Teddy Wilson (1)
- Thelonious Monk (12)
- Tilly Jean (3)
- Tom Harrel (1)
- Warren Sneed (4)
- Wayne Shorter (2)
- Wes Montgomery (1)
- Woody Herman (1)
- Wynton Marsalis (15)
Thanks to: Eddie Lewis and Warren Sneed.
