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That's the thing about jazz: it's free flowing, it comes from your soul.

One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out of the African American experience, speaks more about the human experience than the experience of a particular people.

There's so much spirit of integration and democracy in jazz.

The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Because in jazz we share, we listen to each other, we respect each other, we are creating in the moment. At our best, we're non-judgmental.

Jazz comes from our way of life, and because it's our national art form, it helps us to understand who we are.

Jazz is about being in the moment.

We all know that jazz demands a cultivation of the mind.

Jazz music is an intensified feeling of nonchalance.

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

The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities.