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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. "

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. "

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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. "

" When I sing a song, I want someone to recognize 'Now that's Dianne singing that song.' "

" I grew up listening to all kinds of music. When I came up, you would hear people like Marvin Gaye talking about Sarah Vaughan. You would go to a show and see Ella Fitzgerald performing the music of the Beatles. "

" 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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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" Your voice is not your instrument. Your voice is the character that you build, your innermost feelings, the things that you want to say, and your instrument is the vehicle that you use to carry the message. "

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

" I feel proud of my journey. I wouldn't change it. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I came up at a time in the late '60s, early '70s where music was without boundaries. You'd go into a music store, and the music was in alphabetical order. I hadn't heard of that word 'genre.' "

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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. "

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

" Oh my gosh, I love Jon Hendricks. "

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