Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.

Jazz is a music that is open enough to borrow from any other form of music, and has the strength to influence any other form of music.

Jazz is a music that translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.

The fact that young hip-hop artists are searching for the jazz roots of their music acknowledges the greatness of roots, helps a person get a sense of being grounded, of being attached, of coming from somewhere.

The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness.

I think I was supposed to play jazz.