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" 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? "

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" Some people think that all you do is record, and it's not the case. You take on other projects as well, and you have to live a little bit because it inspires your work. "

" Lizz Wright, we call her lovingly 'Amazing Grace.' She has a folk and gospel kind of approach to the music, and she writes beautiful lyrics and songs. She's like this balm that is really full and very rich and deep. "

" One of the things that I love about Sarah Vaughan is that she was always very current. "

" I love being with artists because I'm always open to getting into something. "

" I'm a great cook. People have asked me to do a cookbook. "

" I've always liked a lot of different kinds of music. "

" I never wanted to do anything else, really. I left home at an early age trying to find my voice, my niche in music. "

" 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 don't like a lot of monitors on stage. I like the real raw sound of the open piano. "

" 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 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. "

" Jazz onstage is a very intimate exchange between everybody that's onstage. "

" Even in a world with much sadness, at its essence, life is beautiful. "

" I look back at Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, and especially Betty Carter, whom I admire the most, and I say, OK, they set a standard of excellence. I listen to them not for what they are doing, but to study where they are coming from because, for me, jazz is life experience. "

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

" The biggest thing is to just keep your voice in shape so that when the emotion hits, it's there to have the colors to paint those pictures with the lyrics as well as the sound. "

" I had really great art classes. Really great art teachers. Arts played a very important role in having a place to express yourself uniquely. "

" Music is a conversation between the audience and me, and I love that about my profession. "

" When I was in junior high school, I knew I really wanted to sing. "

" Oh my gosh, I love Jon Hendricks. "

Dianne Reeves

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" In any event, I'm proud to wear the badge of jazz vocalist if that's what people want to call me; but at the same time, there are many other things I like to do. "

Dianne Reeves

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" The Confederate flag is a divisive presence - it's the opposite of everything my artistry means and represents. "

" My junior high school teacher, Bennie Williams, was really more than a music teacher. She taught us poetry. She helped us put on school shows. She did all these kinds of things to help us stand in each other's shoes, and it was a really powerful time. That's when I discovered that I could sing. "

" When I moved to Los Angeles, right away I met all kinds of musicians. "

" My records are one thing. My live performances are something totally different because they're very improvised performances. "

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

" I come from a family of musicians. "

" Too many people judge a singer like Beyonce by what they see on the surface. Knowing the musicians she's worked with and how she works, I have a lot of respect for her. "