Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

There's a bridge to tomorrow, There's a bridge to the past.

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

My mother was actually born in Toledo and raised in Detroit.

— Dianne Reeves

The thing that I tell young people is everybody is unique in their approach to the music, and you have to protect…

— Dianne Reeves

I did a project called 'Sing The Truth,' which was a lot of fun. It started out being a celebration of the…

— Dianne Reeves

My mother would say, 'Stay ready so you don't have to get ready.' I spent a lot of my early years preparing…

— Dianne Reeves

Silver gray hair Neatly combed in place There were four generations Of love on her face She was so wise No surprise…

— Dianne Reeves

In any event, I'm proud to wear the badge of jazz vocalist if that's what people want to call me; but at…

— Dianne Reeves

A lot of young people want to become jazz singers, but there are not more jam sessions like there used to be.…

— Dianne Reeves

There is a certain kind of fire that happens when you fall in love with a musician. I guess you understand one…

— Dianne Reeves

I knew what the story behind 'Dreams' was. It was about Stevie Knicks' relationship. But when I sing it, it's about sharing…

— Dianne Reeves

The singer who really opened the door for me was Sarah Vaughan. But I listen to so much music, especially when I…

— Dianne Reeves

In high school, we had a really great jazz program that I finally was able to be a part of. They only…

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

You can't get to no better days Unless you make it through the night

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

I think that when I started singing, I didn't know what I wanted to do; I only knew what I didn't want…

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

I grew up with great mentors in my life who helped me become the singer I am today.

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves

I like coming home and sharing things I've tasted or seen.

— Dianne Reeves

Too many people judge a singer like Beyonce by what they see on the surface. Knowing the musicians she's worked with and…

— Dianne Reeves

I think an artist who has it in their heart to do or say something, they'll say it. It's not something that's…

— Dianne Reeves

I have one closet that's just shoes. The woman go, 'Amen,' and the men go, 'Oh my God.' It's color-coordinated from the…

— Dianne Reeves

I love New York City because there's something to do 24/7, something that will make you see things in a whole different…

— Dianne Reeves

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

— Dianne Reeves