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I listen to music all the time, and a lot of the things I cover are the standards of my time, and they work for me.

~Dianne Reeves

Topics: Cover Listen Lot Me Music My Time Standards Things Time Work

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I never called myself a jazz singer. I just call myself a vocalist because I love to sing all kinds of things.

~Dianne Reeves

Topics: Because Call Jazz Just Kinds Love Myself Never Sing Singer Things I Love

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My demographic is very broad. Once they come, they had an idea about jazz, and then they hear me, and they come back with sisters, brothers, and kids. My audience looks like America to me.

~Dianne Reeves

Topics: About America Audience Back Broad Brothers Come Demographic Had Hear Idea Jazz Kids Like Looks Me Once Sisters Then Very

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Jazz musicians have always tended to have cult followings, which is pretty wonderful.

~Dianne Reeves

Topics: Always Cult Jazz Jazz Musicians Musicians Pretty Which Wonderful

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Brazilian music has been a part of almost every record I've done, and I'd eventually like to record an entire album of Brazilian music.

~Dianne Reeves

Topics: Album Almost Been Brazilian Done Entire Eventually Every Like Music Part Record

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My life has been going in ways I never could have dreamed of - doing the closing celebration for the Olympic Games and being appointed the creative chair for jazz at the L.A. Philharmonic. So I've just decided I'll go with my flow and be very prepared.

~Dianne Reeves

Topics: Appointed Been Being Celebration Chair Closing Could Creative Decided Doing Dreamed Flow Games Go Going Jazz Just Life My Life Never Olympic Olympic Games Prepared Very Ways

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

~Dianne Reeves

Topics: Difficult Feels Good Make Me My Own Own Song Very

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I look back at Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, and especially Betty Carter, whom I admire the most, and I say, OK, they set a standard of excellence. I listen to them not for what they are doing, but to study where they are coming from because, for me, jazz is life experience.

~Dianne Reeves

Topics: Admire Back Because Betty Carter Coming Doing Ella Excellence Experience Fitzgerald Jazz Life Life Experience Listen Look Me Most Ok Sarah Say Set Standard Study Them Where Whom

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In any event, I'm proud to wear the badge of jazz vocalist if that's what people want to call me; but at the same time, there are many other things I like to do.

~Dianne Reeves

Topics: Any Badge Call Event Jazz Like Many Me Other People Proud Same Same Time Things Time Want Wear

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

~Dianne Reeves

Topics: Artistry Confederate Divisive Everything Flag Means Opposite Presence Represents

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 23rd, 1956

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