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" 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. "

Dianne Reeves

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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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" 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. "

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

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

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" The biggest thing is, when I was coming up, the thing that made you wonderful was your uniqueness. People celebrated that. "

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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. "

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" Jazz musicians have always taken the standards of their time and performed them with a jazz sensibility. "

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

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

" 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. "

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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! "

" My mother was really amazing and left me with a whole lot of treasures. I miss her terribly. "

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