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I've tried to educate myself in the world and what's beautiful and what has meaning and is lasting. Then I just follow my intuition and see how it fits.

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I didn't arrive on the scene until after Jaco Pastorius had passed, but 'Three Views of a Secret' is a long-time favourite of mine.

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You want to be doing your best work whatever field of the arts you're in because your life's going to be over all too soon, and you have to make the most of it.

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I think I make most of my decisions pretty organically.

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I don't really have a more intellectualized approach. After the fact, I can sure talk about stuff a lot - but when I make decisions, I really just follow what sounds good to me.

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I'm lucky that I enjoy touring as much as I do. I'm not going to make a living just making records.

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It's pretty rare in jazz to have a full-on steady band.

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Romance is one of the things that most countries share, and I've noticed how different communities have their own ways of singing about love and heartbreak.

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It's a beautiful thing to have time in the world, as a singer and as a musician, to make friends with people of the musical caliber of a Tommy Smith, an Arturo Sandoval, a Richard Galliano, a Till Broenner.

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One doesn't have to scat to be a jazz singer.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: November 2nd, 1967

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