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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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" 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. "

" My foundation is jazz. I do all the things jazz musicians do. "

" When I first heard Nina Simone, her naked truth shocked me. Whenever she sang, it felt like lightning bolts in my soul. Every song was like a movie, a unique and very different vignette. "

" If a song feels good to me, it's not very difficult to make it my own. "

" Herb Wong was an incredible man. We met when I was performing with Clark Terry at the Wichita Jazz Festival around 1974. "

" Anything that had to do with music is what I wanted to do. "

" 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. "

" There is a certain kind of fire that happens when you fall in love with a musician. I guess you understand one another because you're connected by a creative desire. "

" I never looked or really believed that music should be categorized into particular genres. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I'm always inspired to push forward. "

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

" I'm a chameleon. When you put me in certain soils, musically speaking, I will be in that place. "

" 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. "

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

" I listen to music all the time, and a lot of the things I cover are the standards of my time, and they work for me. "

" Art and culture and all of these things - they really matter. They shape your individuality. "

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

" I always have a little bit of Brazil and New Orleans in my band. "

" 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. "

" I come from a family of musicians. "

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

" When I worked with my uncle, I loved the fact that jazz music demanded that you use your own unique approach. "

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