Quotes from Dianne Reeves

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.

Jazz onstage is a very intimate exchange between everybody that's onstage.

I always have a little bit of Brazil and New Orleans in my band.

And I've found that, you know, the world of music is so vast and so broad, but at the same time, it's easy to find parts of yourself in places that you wouldn't even think that you were, you know?

Your voice is not your instrument. Your voice is the character that you build, your innermost feelings, the things that you want to say, and your instrument is the vehicle that you use to carry the message.

The music we do is weaved together through stories and life experiences. When people come to hear us, I hope they are are uplifted and that we give them a lot to take home.

I lived in Los Angeles for a long time, and in a lot of ways, I felt like I lived in my car.

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.