Adventurous Quote by Fred Hersch

Jeri Brown is a rare breed, who can not only produce a wonderful sound, which is expected from a singer, but can also be…

— Rufus Reid

Mary J. Blige has made the most improvement, to me, and the depth of the spirit and the soul in her music, the way…

— Gladys Knight

I'm a huge fan of Joni Mitchell, and I think her music has inspired me lyrically and guitar-wise.

— Soccer Mommy

Pieta Brown is a great singer/songwriter who possesses major star power magnetism.

— Don Was

When the suggestion was made that I might consider doing music of Joni Mitchell, I thought it was a fantastic idea. Joni, I admire…

— Herbie Hancock

I would have to say Björk is my dream collaboration. She's just such a character and has such a spirit that is unlike any…

— Kelcey Ayer

She is amazingly creative, bringing so much more to a song than just a singer. She is a first-class musician and the most gracious…

— Ella Fitzgerald

I saw Jennifer Batten do a cool guitar solo before I ever saw any other girl do a cool guitar solo.

— Nita Strauss

Mary Gauthier's great. Yeah, we've played a lot of gigs together. She's really wonderful.

— Guy Clark

I'm building my fan base around the fact that here's someone who does things a little differently, who brings other musical influences into country…

— Lari White

James Brown is the reason I play guitar.

— Kevin Eubanks

One of my biggest musical influences is definitely Ella Fitzgerald as a vocalist.

— Elle Varner