"Jazz is America's classical music."
– Dr. Billy Taylor

"A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges."
– Benny Green

"What we play is life."
– Louis Armstrong

"Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art."
– Charlie Parker