Herbie Hancock Great Quotations

So the ideas is not to shut out jazz - but it is very inclusive, which is great - because jazz is also an inclusive music.

Another thing that I noticed is a lot of people in the hip hop scene have a great respect for jazz and have incorporated by sampling some elements that come from jazz.

I agree with taking the time and respecting the great innovators of the past, but the word innovation would cease to exist if we all do is look at the past.

A lot of the people that are making the music didn't have the kind of experiences I've had, playing with some of the great masters of jazz.

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.