Band Quote by Beth Hart

I look back at Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, and especially Betty Carter, whom I admire the most, and I say, OK, they set…

— Dianne Reeves

Dinah Washington backstage was gambling, always in a hot poker game, cussing like a sailor - but at the same time she couldn't have…

— Leslie Uggams

I have a fondness for jazz, particularly for jazz singers, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald all the way through the Sinatra era.

— Bob Iger

I love a lot of the '70s musicians, like Bonnie Raitt. And I love Sheryl Crow. But probably my favorite musician is a woman…

— Sissy Spacek

Grover Washington was my main influence, and when I went to college, I started listening to more of the jazz masters like Sonny Rollins,…

— Kenny G

Dianne Reeves, a famous jazz singer, would be my biggest influence.

— LaChanze

I don't know how much more what I've done is any more important than what Ella Fitzgerald did. Ella crossed those lines, as did…

— Al Jarreau

I love Viola Davis.

— Marcia Clark

Clifford Brown was in the jazz circles considered to be probably the greatest trumpet player who ever lived.

— Herb Alpert

I would also like to mention pianists like Michel Petrucciani or Chick Сorea for whom I have great admiration in the jazz field.

— Richard Clayderman

I did a song, "Court and Spark," for a Joni Mitchell tribute album that's yet to see the light of day. So she's someone…

— Duncan Sheik

Diana Krall knocks me out. I like jazz and I like her simple approach.

— Merle Haggard