I think jazz is the foundation for a lot of great musicians, and then after that, you know, it's this broad expression… — Dianne Reeves Foundation Copy Share Image
I never wanted to do anything else, really. I left home at an early age trying to find my voice, my niche… — Dianne Reeves Age Copy Share Image
I remember my grandmother used to always say, 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket.' But when I realized that music… — Dianne Reeves Eggs Copy Share Image
I've always had really wonderful people around me. But early on, I remember I would walk into a session or go do… — Dianne Reeves Early Copy Share Image
My foundation is jazz. I do all the things jazz musicians do. — Dianne Reeves Foundation Copy Share Image
The biggest thing is to just keep your voice in shape so that when the emotion hits, it's there to have the… — Dianne Reeves Colors Copy Share Image
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 City Copy Share Image
People think jazz music is all standards and the Great American Songbook. But it's really about the sensibility, the feel you bring… — Dianne Reeves American Copy Share Image
My junior high school teacher, Bennie Williams, was really more than a music teacher. She taught us poetry. She helped us put… — Dianne Reeves High school Copy Share Image
The biggest thing is, when I was coming up, the thing that made you wonderful was your uniqueness. People celebrated that. — Dianne Reeves People Copy Share Image
I listen to music all the time, and a lot of the things I cover are the standards of my time, and… — Dianne Reeves Music Copy Share Image
Jazz onstage is a very intimate exchange between everybody that's onstage. — Dianne Reeves Between Copy Share Image
I did a project called 'Sing The Truth,' which was a lot of fun. It started out being a celebration of the… — Dianne Reeves Celebration Copy Share Image
I love to create something new every night onstage; that makes a big difference. — Dianne Reeves Create Copy Share Image
I never called myself a jazz singer. I just call myself a vocalist because I love to sing all kinds of things. — Dianne Reeves I love Copy Share Image
A lot of young people want to become jazz singers, but there are not more jam sessions like there used to be.… — Dianne Reeves Jazz Copy Share Image
My friend Harry Belafonte is an activist and musician, an extraordinary man who has dedicated his life to human rights. He taught… — Dianne Reeves Friendship Copy Share Image
My musical selections are a reflection of how I grew up. Because, back then, you could see Miles Davis and Ravi Shankar… — Dianne Reeves Back Copy Share Image
Herb Wong was an incredible man. We met when I was performing with Clark Terry at the Wichita Jazz Festival around 1974. — Dianne Reeves Around Copy Share Image
It's funny: I look at songs, and I guess they each tell a story, and the different songs talk about different things.… — Dianne Reeves Funny Copy Share Image
When I first heard Nina Simone, her naked truth shocked me. Whenever she sang, it felt like lightning bolts in my soul.… — Dianne Reeves Naked Copy Share Image
I think people have come to know that I am not comfortable in a box, you know, and that I love music. — Dianne Reeves I am Copy Share Image
I look back at Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, and especially Betty Carter, whom I admire the most, and I say, OK,… — Dianne Reeves Excellence Copy Share Image
