American - Musician | October 23, 1956 -
A lot of young people want to become jazz singers, but there are not more jam sessions like there used to be. I just want to have the opportunity to be able to bring that to some young people.
Dianne Reeves
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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.
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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 mandatory, but it will come out.
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Art is a direct reflection of the life you live. What you experience comes out in your work.
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When I moved to Los Angeles, right away I met all kinds of musicians.
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I think people have come to know that I am not comfortable in a box, you know, and that I love music.
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My records are one thing. My live performances are something totally different because they're very improvised performances.
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The thing that I tell young people is everybody is unique in their approach to the music, and you have to protect that.
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My junior high school teacher, Bennie Williams, was really more than a music teacher. She taught us poetry. She helped us put on school shows. She did all these kinds of things to help us stand in each other's shoes, and it was a really powerful time. That's when I discovered that I could sing.
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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.
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In high school, we had a really great jazz program that I finally was able to be a part of. They only wanted instrumentalists; they didn't want any singers. But I made my way in, and I remember the conductor of the band wrote a lot of arrangements and asked me what I wanted to sing.
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Early on, I started with classical voice and had that wonderful foundation. For where I wanted to go at that time, there were no teachers to teach it, so I came up with all kinds of different ways to develop the sound of my voice.
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