I listen to instrumental jazz and bluegrass, but aside from my AM workout, I have no rituals..
I always wear make-up as I've never seen the point of looking less than your best..
In my view a jazz musician is a great musician.
A woman who is loved always has success..
I'm a person of change and I must be honest to my artistry and my creativity. That's part of the word 'jazz'... it's an adventure..
When God decides its time, I guess he'll come for us..
Life is not about finding our limitations, it's about finding our infinity..
Jazz is a music that is open enough to borrow from any other form of music, and has the strength to influence any other form of music..
Jazz is about being in the moment..
The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness..
I do what I like now. I just don't have time for it all..
Great courage will be required to choose the right..
I took a lot from friends, but also me..
[On Lisa Kudrow:] She's like the best kind of jazz there is. You don't know what note she's going to hit and it's always a surprise..
When you love what you do, you're happy just doing it..
I'm not cutthroat. I'm Midwestern..
In composition you have all the time you want to decide what to say in 15 seconds, in improvisation you have 15 seconds..
Music is my religion. Music is the only thing that has never failed me. People let you down, music won't..
In jazz improv, there is no such thing as wrong notes, only notes that are better chosen and it's not about the note you play, it's about the note yo….
Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say..
There's no future without the past and anybody who doesn't really understand where jazz has come from has no right to try to direct where it's going..