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" Herb Wong was an incredible man. We met when I was performing with Clark Terry at the Wichita Jazz Festival around 1974. "
Dianne Reeves
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" Go out into the world with your passion and love for what you do, and just never give up. "
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" My musicians know all of my music, and so that makes for something different. "
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" I did a project called 'Sing The Truth,' which was a lot of fun. It started out being a celebration of the music of Nina Simone, and it was me and Lizz Wright and Angelique Kidjo. "
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" 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. "
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" My friend Harry Belafonte is an activist and musician, an extraordinary man who has dedicated his life to human rights. He taught me the power of words and that music can be used to heal and educate people. "
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" 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. "
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" I had aunts who played piano and sang and also were entertainers, so music was very much a part of my life. "
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" My life has been going in ways I never could have dreamed of - doing the closing celebration for the Olympic Games and being appointed the creative chair for jazz at the L.A. Philharmonic. So I've just decided I'll go with my flow and be very prepared. "
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" 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. "
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" I never called myself a jazz singer. I just call myself a vocalist because I love to sing all kinds of things. "
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" I loved singing something like 'I've Got My Eye On You' when it's really about the FBI. It turns a love song into something else! "
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" I come from a family of musicians. "
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" I love New York City because there's something to do 24/7, something that will make you see things in a whole different light. Like they say, it's the city that never sleeps. "
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" Jazz is such a living art form. It happens right in the moment. You weave a story by changing certain elements and components. "
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" The music we do is weaved together through stories and life experiences. When people come to hear us, I hope they are are uplifted and that we give them a lot to take home. "
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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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" Oh my gosh, I love Jon Hendricks. "
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" My demographic is very broad. Once they come, they had an idea about jazz, and then they hear me, and they come back with sisters, brothers, and kids. My audience looks like America to me. "
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" I feel proud of my journey. I wouldn't change it. "
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" 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. "
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" I lived in Los Angeles for a long time, and in a lot of ways, I felt like I lived in my car. "
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" I had a few celebrity crushes when I was growing up, including Eddie Kendricks from the Temptations. And I loved Marvin Gaye - I thought he was everything and instantly fell for his voice. "
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" 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. "
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" I think people have come to know that I am not comfortable in a box, you know, and that I love music. "
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" I think the only way for you to grow and evolve is to keep listening, keep moving forward, keep jumping in and trying to experience. "
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" I think that when I started singing, I didn't know what I wanted to do; I only knew what I didn't want to do. "
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" I'm always inspired to push forward. "
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" Art and culture and all of these things - they really matter. They shape your individuality. "
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" When I was in junior high school, I knew I really wanted to sing. "
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