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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.

Just figure out what you think jazz is, and then if it fits into that category, it's jazz, and if it doesn't, it isn't. It's no big deal.

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 like wine. When it is new, it is only for the experts, but when it gets older, everybody wants it.

I think everybody has to kind of decide what the word 'jazz' means to them, and that's fine.

People want to have access to jazz because it has a vibe that's very strong.

It's always fun to talk about jazz.

I don't think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence attached to it, apart from the practitioners of it.

It's something that - jazz is one of the few things that you can go and listen to, I don't care where you're from, what you are, what background you come from - there's something there for you.