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" A lot of young people want to become jazz singers, but there are not more jam sessions like there used to be. I just want to have the opportunity to be able to bring that to some young people. "

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" I remember my grandmother used to always say, 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket.' But when I realized that music was inside of me, I decided I'm putting all my eggs in one basket. "

Dianne Reeves

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Grandmother

" Jazz is such a living art form. It happens right in the moment. You weave a story by changing certain elements and components. "

" In high school, we had a really great jazz program that I finally was able to be a part of. They only wanted instrumentalists; they didn't want any singers. But I made my way in, and I remember the conductor of the band wrote a lot of arrangements and asked me what I wanted to sing. "

" Each project that you do is something you believe in for that moment in time. "

" I always say that improvisation is the utterance of one's spirit, and it dictates your life experience, and that's how you find your concepts and your way for painting your musical picture. "

" The music industry is changing. You only hear a sprinkling of big names, but there are a lot of really wonderful young musicians with great voices and lyrical content who have refined their sound. They're up in here, so don't think they're not. There's this wealth of talent below the surface that's ready to explode. "

" I think people have come to know that I am not comfortable in a box, you know, and that I love music. "

" Oh my gosh, I love Jon Hendricks. "

Dianne Reeves

Gosh

I Love

" I believe that music should really be without boundaries. "

" Brazilian music has been a part of almost every record I've done, and I'd eventually like to record an entire album of Brazilian music. "

" I didn't learn the word 'genre' until way, way late - I mean, like, in the '80s. "

" I love to create something new every night onstage; that makes a big difference. "

" Early on, I started with classical voice and had that wonderful foundation. For where I wanted to go at that time, there were no teachers to teach it, so I came up with all kinds of different ways to develop the sound of my voice. "

" Being from Colorado is, to me, very, very special. I'm just very thankful to be here. I'm also thankful to be a part of the history of this state. "

Dianne Reeves

Thankful

Special

" I've always had really wonderful people around me. But early on, I remember I would walk into a session or go do something with some musicians, and they viewed me, basically, as their chick singer. "

Dianne Reeves

People

Remember

" I've always respected and taken care of my instrument. "

" My musicians know all of my music, and so that makes for something different. "

" My mother was actually born in Toledo and raised in Detroit. "

" Go out into the world with your passion and love for what you do, and just never give up. "

" I think jazz is the foundation for a lot of great musicians, and then after that, you know, it's this broad expression of things that really have influenced and addressed your life. "

" I come from a family of storytellers. My grandmother was great at telling stories, and my mother was an amazing storyteller. "

" My musical selections are a reflection of how I grew up. Because, back then, you could see Miles Davis and Ravi Shankar on the same stage. And nobody thought anything of it, other than the fact that it was great music. "

" I've dated a few musicians in my life, and it's kind of always been that way for me. You unite through creativity and share that process and more together. "

" I had aunts who played piano and sang and also were entertainers, so music was very much a part of my life. "

" Art is a direct reflection of the life you live. What you experience comes out in your work. "

" I really enjoy going out with my jazz group. That's something that I don't ever want to stop doing. "

" I have a sketch of an idea and I never really talk about: perhaps do another jazz record, but with other elements involved. "

" And I've found that, you know, the world of music is so vast and so broad, but at the same time, it's easy to find parts of yourself in places that you wouldn't even think that you were, you know? "

" People think jazz music is all standards and the Great American Songbook. But it's really about the sensibility, the feel you bring to the music. "

" I knew what the story behind 'Dreams' was. It was about Stevie Knicks' relationship. But when I sing it, it's about sharing some sage advice with somebody. "