ROW WHEN
MORNING THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. GOOD MORNING. I’M GLAD TO BE HERE. THANK YOU. WELL JAZZ HAS
ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF THE MUSIC
SCENE IN DETROIT. AND THIS YEAR
YOU WILL BE PERFORMING WITH
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE. CHUCHO
VALDES. ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH HIM AGAIN? OH,
YES. WE’VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER
NOW, UM, ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST
TWO YEARS, AND YOU KNOW HE’S SO
MASTERFUL AND JUST GENEROUS AND
JUST A BOHEMIA HE HE’S AN, UM.
AN INCREDIBLE, IMPECCABLE
MUSICIAN. AND I LOVE WORKING
WITH HIM, AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS
SETTING WHERE IT’S DUETS, SO WE
GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY
INVESTIGATE AND REALLY, YOU KNOW
, THE SONGS HAVE A LIFE FROM
NIGHT TO NIGHT, SO IT’S REALLY
GREAT WORKING WITH HIM. THAT’S
VERY EXCITING. NOW WHEN PEOPLE
HEAR JAZZ, THEY OFTEN THINK
INSTRUMENTAL. SO WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO YOU TO BRING A VOICE TO
JAZZ MUSIC AND BE CONSIDERED ONE
OF THE BEST? WELL YOU KNOW, THE
THING IS I THINK THERE ARE TWO
THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN JAZZ
MUSIC. THERE’S THE INSTRUMENT
AND THERE’S THE VOICE AND PEOPLE
HAVE ALWAYS BROUGHT THEIR VOICES
WHETHER THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH
INSTRUMENTS. SO THAT’S WHAT
MAKES EVERYBODY SO UNIQUE. AND
YOU CAN ALMOST HEAR FROM THE
FIRST OR SECOND NOTE WHO THEY
ARE, SO YOU KNOW TO SING. TO
HAVE AN INSTRUMENT THAT ALLOWS
YOU TO PUT WORDS TO IT. UM IS A
WONDERFUL THING. BUT THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU HAVE
YOUR VOICE SHINE THROUGH AND
THAT YOU’RE INTO INSTRUMENT IS
SERVING YOUR VOICE. SPEAKING OF
HOW YOUR INSTRUMENT IS SERVING
YOUR VOICE, YOU’VE COVERED SONGS
FROM BOB MARLEY TO FLEETWOOD MAC
TO MARVIN GAYE ON YOUR AWARD
WINNING ALBUM, BEAUTIFUL LIFE.
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY ABOUT GIVING
SONGS A JAZZ LEWINS AND RE
IMAGINATION. WELL YOU KNOW, THE
WONDERFUL THING ABOUT IT,
ESPECIALLY SOMEONE LIKE MARVIN
GAYE. HE ALWAYS HAD THIS JEST
SENSIBILITY IN HIS MUSIC. BUT
MORE THAN ANYTHING, THAT
PARTICULAR RECORD WAS A RECORD
OF COLLABORATIONS. AND I WORK
WITH SO MANY PEOPLE AND THE I
THINK THE BIGGEST INSPIRATION
WAS THAT YOU KNOW THEY WERE
LISTENING TO THE MUSIC THAT I
GREW UP ON. SO THEY’RE IN LIKE
THE CONNECTION AND SO YOU KNOW,
WE HAD PEOPLE LIKE ROBERT
GLASPER. GREGORY PORTER. I MEAN
, ESPERANZA SPALDING, UH,
THERE’S JUST SO MANY, AND IT WAS
LOT OF FUN TO MAKE VERY NICE.
HOW CAN PEOPLE FOLLOW YOU AND
GET YOUR MUSIC? WELL OF COURSE
I’M ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL AS
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE STREAMING
PLACES, BUT, UM, UM THEY CAN GO
TO NINE RES DOT COM AND THEY CAN
SEE MY TOUR SCHEDULE AND, YOU
KNOW, UM, HAVE THAT INFORMATION
THERE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, DIANNE
REEVES THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING WITH US TODAY. WE
APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. HAVE A GOOD DAY. YOU TOO.
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