Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people tr — Art Blakey
Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people tr — Art Blakey
Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people tr — Art Blakey
Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people tr — Art Blakey
Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people tr — Art Blakey
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Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn't have a damn thing to do with Africa.

— Art Blakey
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